How To Get Free Child Emergency ID Cards In South Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick Police Department will be providing parents with free child emergency ID cards.

These ID cards are the size of a credit card and include a photo, thumbprint, physical description and emergency response procedures.

Although these cards are not a valid government identification card, it enables parents to immediately provide authorities with the identifying features of the child during an emergency, when other documents and information might not be readily available, police said.

Anyone interested in obtaining a child ID card must complete a pre-registration form and return it to the South Brunswick Police Department by Sept. 20. Residents must pre-register to receive a child ID card.

The forms will be available at the police department ID cards will be available Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Brunswick Municipal Building, located at 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction.

For more information call (732)329-4000 Ext. 7469.

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