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License-plate readers · Hendry County

Hendry County

Program documented, current use unconfirmed · 1 agency documented

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Hendry County Sheriff's Office

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
2
Two mobile license-plate readers (with message boards) funded by an $81,000 Florida Sheriffs Association grant, per an undated Fox 4 report; current count unknown
  1. Oct. 1, 2026 Asked about FDOT-order removals, the office said it is "still working to get information." (WINK News, Oct. 1, 2026)
  2. undated Fox 4 reported the office received two mobile license-plate readers funded by an $81,000 Florida Sheriffs Association grant; deputies said they would use them to locate and track criminals. (Fox 4 (WFTX), date not shown)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The only source establishing the program is an undated Fox 4 report. The office told WINK on Oct. 1, 2026 it was "still working to get information."

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)