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License-plate readers · Clay County

Clay County

Ended or removed · 1 agency documented

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Clay County Sheriff's Office

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
No camera count found.
  1. 2018 The Sheriff's Office has used license-plate readers since 2018. (Action News Jax, Aug. 31, 2026)
  2. Oct. 2023 Action News Jax reported Clay County leases Flock devices and received an FDOT permit in September 2023. (Action News Jax, Oct. 23, 2023)
  3. Aug. 31, 2026 Following the FDOT memo, Action News Jax reported all license-plate readers are being removed from Clay County roadways. Sheriff Michelle Cook: "This decision does not hinder, nor sway, our efforts to prevent and fight crime." (Action News Jax, Aug. 31, 2026; Action News Jax, Sept. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Conflict: Jacksonville Today (Aug. 31, 2026) says in its lead that Clay announced it was discontinuing readers, but notes the sheriff's quoted statement says only that the office will continue to adhere to state guidelines. Action News Jax reports removal of all readers from Clay County roadways. Vendor (Flock) is from a 2023 report; 2026 articles do not name the vendor.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Statewide

  1. Aug. 31, 2026 The Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits and ordered all automated license-plate readers off state roads within 30 days. Gov. Ron DeSantis: "I don't want to have this become a surveillance state." (Axios Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 2026; WUSF, Sept. 2, 2026)
  2. Sept. 30, 2026 The 30-day deadline for removing license-plate readers from state roads passed. (Florida Phoenix, Sept. 30, 2026)