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License-plate readers · Pueblo

Pueblo

Using license-plate readers · 2 agencies documented

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Pueblo County Sheriff's Office

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Axon
Cameras
73
Mobile plate-reader systems built into the dash camera of each marked patrol vehicle (KRDO, March 2025); KOAA reported 70 units in February 2025.
  1. Feb. 14, 2025 The office's in-car plate recognition system, supplied through its partnership with Axon, went live on Valentine's Day 2025. (KRDO, March 6, 2025; KOAA News5, Feb. 28, 2025)
  2. Aug. 2026 KRDO asked the sheriff's office, Pueblo police and Colorado Springs police about their ALPR cameras; none reported intentionally damaged cameras. (KRDO, Aug. 13, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The office said deputies receive only an NCIC alert on flagged plates and confirm a vehicle is stolen before contact.
  • KRDO contacted the office in August 2026 about its ALPR cameras, but no source in the last 12 months states current use or contract terms.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Pueblo Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
Count not documented
Count not reported. In May 2026 a deputy chief listed plate readers among systems the department has integrated, without naming a vendor; separately, KOAA said the department was acquiring 12 Flock cameras (four running) but did not say what kind.
  1. May 2026 Deputy Chief Jim Martin said the department had integrated automatic license plate readers, along with other camera, drone and gunshot-detection systems, and that officers must document a reason for each plate search. (KOAA News5, May 12, 2026)
  2. Aug. 2026 Asked by KRDO about their ALPR cameras, Pueblo police, the county sheriff and Colorado Springs police reported no intentionally damaged cameras. (KRDO, Aug. 13, 2026)
  3. Aug. 17, 2026 Residents rallied against plate-reader cameras before a City Council work session; police declined to say whether they were reconsidering their relationship with Flock. (KRDO, Aug. 17, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • No contract, amount or approving vote found.
  • Vendor of the department's plate readers is not stated in any source found; KOAA mentions Flock cameras of unstated type.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

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.