Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns | Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Resource Name:Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns | Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
This is the contact for the sheriff's department for Buchanan County in Missouri.
Eligibility
Parent of child under the age of 45 days.
Required documents
None
Hours
M-F 7am-4pm
Additional Contact Information
Bill Puett (Sheriff)
Languages
N/A
Application process
Visit sheriff's department and leave child with an employee (must leave with a person, not outside). Information on the person leaving the child may be asked for but is not required.
Fees
None
Service area
Buchanan County, MO
address
411 Jules, Saint Joseph, MO 64501
816-236-8800
Voice
·Main Phone
816-271-5496
Fax
·Fax
Last Assured
07/17/2026
Data provided by
United Way of Greater Kansas City 211