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The California Identification System (Cal-ID) is the automated system maintained by the Department of Justice for retaining fingerprint files and identifying latent prints. In 1989, the local Cal-ID program was established in San Diego County.
The San Diego Cal-ID program maintains the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), LiveScans, MugShot, Mobile ID, and other fingerprint development/comparison technologies at crime laboratories throughout the region that allow for the rapid identification of persons booked into detention facilities and the comparison of latent prints lifted from crime scenes to the known print databases contained in the local, state, and federal AFIS systems.
The Remote Access Network (RAN) Board is the policy and advisory board that oversees the Cal-ID program. The authority of the RAN Board can be found in Penal Code 11112.1-11112.7. Membership includes the Sheriff, a member of the Board of Supervisors, the District Attorney, the Chief of Police of the Cal-ID member department having the largest number of sworn personnel within the county, a second chief selected by all other police chiefs within the county, a mayor selected by the city selection committee, and a member-at-large chosen by the other members.
Current RAN Board Members
Kelly Martinez, Sheriff, San Diego County
Joel Anderson, Supervisor, San Diego County
Summer Stephan, District Attorney, San Diego County
Esther Sanchez, Mayor, City of Oceanside
Scott Wahl, Chief of Police, City of San Diego
Christie Calderwood, Chief of Police, City of Carlsbad
Arkan Somo, Member-at-Large
RAN Board Meetings
Cal ID-RAN Board Next Meeting will be December 1, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Language Services
To ask for an interpreter, please contact calid.communications@sdsheriff.gov at least 10 business days before the meeting.
RAN Board Meeting Agenda & Minutes
Contact Information
The Cal-ID program is committed to providing quality technology and equipment to support law enforcement throughout San Diego County. For more information, please contact: (858) 285-6139 or calid.communications@sdsheriff.gov