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El Paso

Using license-plate readers · 3 agencies documented

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Colorado Springs Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Axon, Flock Safety
Cameras
90
90 Axon plate readers mounted on light posts across the city, which replaced 55 Flock cameras in March 2026.
Contract
Flock Safety: period not stated · to April 2026 · Axios reported that the city ended its Flock contract in April 2026 and cited cost. (Axios Colorado Springs, Oct. 1, 2026)
Contract
Axon: period not stated · Amount and term were not found. (Colorado Politics, Sept. 30, 2026; KKTV 11 News, Feb. 9, 2026)
  1. Feb. 2026 Chief Adrian Vasquez said the city was close to tripling its plate-reader cameras, which are used by the department's real-time crime center. KKTV reported the switch would be from Flock to Axon. (KKTV 11 News, Feb. 9, 2026)
  2. March 2026 The city put up 90 Axon plate readers, replacing 55 Flock cameras. (Colorado Politics, Sept. 30, 2026; Axios Colorado Springs, Oct. 1, 2026)
  3. April 2026 The department's Flock contract ended. Axios reported that cost was the reason. (Axios Colorado Springs, Oct. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The KKTV report of Feb. 9, 2026 says the department follows retention rules but does not state the period.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
Colorado Politics described the office's readers as 'nearly two dozen' cameras in unincorporated El Paso County; no exact figure was given.
Contract
Flock Safety: period not stated · The office sent Flock a notice that it would not renew and asked the company to take the cameras down. Amount and term were not reported. (Colorado Politics, Sept. 30, 2026; Axios Colorado Springs, Oct. 1, 2026)
  1. Sept. 2026 Sheriff Joseph Roybal said the office would stop using its Flock plate readers immediately and would not renew the contract. He cited concerns about the future of the Flock program and legislation he expected. (Colorado Politics, Sept. 30, 2026; Axios Colorado Springs, Oct. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The sources give the announcement day only as Wednesday. The Colorado Politics story was published Sept. 30, 2026, which was a Wednesday.
  • Removal is not confirmed. The office asked Flock to retrieve the equipment.
  • Axios reported that the sheriff did not say whether the office would move to another vendor.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Fountain Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
19
As of June 2025, the city reported 19 Flock cameras installed and 6 more awaiting installation. Separately, it runs 1 live traffic camera, with 1 more planned, which is not an ALPR.
Contract
Flock Safety: period not stated · approved by City Council · The city says the council approved the cameras following a Flock presentation on Sept. 10, 2024; the approval date, amount and term were not stated. (City of Fountain, June 24, 2025)
  1. 2023 The first Flock cameras in Fountain were put up by a homeowners association, Cumberland Green HOA. (City of Fountain, June 24, 2025)
  2. Sept. 10, 2024 A Flock representative gave a presentation to City Council. The city says the council approved police use of the cameras after that presentation, without giving the approval date. (City of Fountain, June 24, 2025)
  3. Sept. 2026 Colorado Politics reported that Fountain was still using Flock after the county sheriff dropped it. (Colorado Politics, Sept. 30, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The city says officers can see Flock data only after an alert, and that the cameras do not do facial recognition or speed enforcement.

From agency records.

Statewide

  1. May 23, 2025 Gov. Jared Polis signed SB25-276. It extends existing limits on disclosing personal identifying information for federal immigration enforcement from state agencies to counties, cities and other local governments, with civil penalties for intentional violations. The bill text summary does not mention plate readers specifically. Local officials, such as Longmont's police chief, have cited Colorado's bar on sharing personal information for immigration enforcement in discussing plate-reader data. (Complete Colorado, June 9, 2025; ACLU of Colorado, date not shown; Colorado General Assembly, date not shown; Boulder Reporting Lab, Dec. 11, 2025)
  2. 2026 Colorado law currently lets government agencies keep plate-reader data for as long as three years, according to SB26-070 sponsor Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson (via Colorado Newsline) and CBS Colorado. Flock's default retention is 30 days, CBS Colorado reported. (Colorado Newsline, April 29, 2026; CBS Colorado, Sept. 22, 2025)
  3. Feb. 2026 The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB26-070 on a 5-2 vote, with Sens. John Carson and Dylan Roberts opposed. Colorado Newsline reported the vote as taking place on a Monday; its story is dated Feb. 24, 2026. The bill would have required a warrant for plate-reader database searches once three days had passed since a crime, blocked most sharing with out-of-state agencies, prohibited sale of historical data, required audits of who accesses the data, and limited retention to 30 days unless an active investigation needed more. Sponsor: Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson; co-sponsors Sen. Judy Amabile and Reps. Yara Zokaie and Kenny Nguyen. (Colorado Newsline, Feb. 24, 2026)
  4. April 2026 SB26-070 died on the Senate floor when, at its sponsors' request, it was laid over until July 4, after the session's end. Colorado Newsline reported the day as a Wednesday in a story dated April 29, 2026. Sen. Judy Amabile told Colorado Newsline that Gov. Polis had threatened to veto the bill if it kept the warrant requirement; the governor's office did not immediately respond to the outlet. Police, sheriffs, district attorneys and cities opposed the bill, Colorado Public Radio reported. (Colorado Newsline, April 29, 2026; Colorado Public Radio, April 30, 2026)

State agencies

Colorado State Patrol

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
No CSP-owned plate-reader program or count was found.
  1. Nov. 27, 2025 Listed among organizations with access to Boulder PD's Flock data. (Flock Safety / Boulder Police Department, Nov. 27, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The Boulder PD Flock transparency portal (updated Nov. 27, 2025) lists the Colorado State Patrol among the organizations with access to Boulder's Flock data. That shows access to a local network, not a CSP-run camera program.

From agency records.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
No CBI-owned plate-reader program or count was found.
  1. Nov. 27, 2025 Listed among organizations with access to Boulder PD's Flock data. (Flock Safety / Boulder Police Department, Nov. 27, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The Boulder PD Flock portal (updated Nov. 27, 2025) lists the CBI among the organizations with access to Boulder's Flock data. No information was found on CIAC's handling of plate-reader data.

From agency records.