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Hillsborough County

Using license-plate readers · 2 agencies documented

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Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
  1. Sept. 2026 Complying with the state order; declined to say how many cameras must be removed, citing a public-records exemption. (WUSF, Sept. 2, 2026; Axios Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 2026)
  2. Sept. 30, 2026 Agency said all cameras have been removed from state rights-of-way; it will comply without announcing a broader program change. (Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS), Sept. 30, 2026)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Tampa Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
Total not disclosed; 17 were on the State Highway System
Contract
Flock Safety: master services agreement · from Dec. 2023 (The Tampa Monitor, Sept. 1, 2026)
Contract
Flock Safety: $119,800 hardware order · from Dec. 2024 (The Tampa Monitor, Sept. 1, 2026)
Contract
Flock Safety: $43,450 replacement order · from Sept. 2025 (The Tampa Monitor, Sept. 1, 2026)
  1. Dec. 2023 City Council approved a master services agreement with Flock Group, Inc. (The Tampa Monitor, Sept. 1, 2026)
  2. Sept. 2025 City Council unanimously approved a $43,450 Flock replacement order. Council members said then-Chief Lee Bercaw assured them TPD shares data only with agencies that have an open case. Council Member Lynn Hurtak: "You want to be careful of Axon. They are taking over for Flock." (The Tampa Monitor, Sept. 1, 2026)
  3. Sept. 2026 Removing 17 cameras on the state highway system; continuing its program elsewhere. (WUSF, Sept. 2, 2026)
  4. Sept. 2026 Department fact sheet credits the cameras with helping in 622 arrests, 485 recovered vehicles, 68 firearms and 14 missing-person cases (agency's figures). (WUSF, Sept. 2, 2026; Axios Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 2026)
  5. Sept. 30, 2026 Removed all 17 ALPRs within state highway right-of-way; Acting Chief Brett Owen said the program will not be cut back. Agency figures since 2021: 622 arrests, 485 vehicle recoveries, 68 firearm recoveries, 14 missing persons located. (Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS), Sept. 30, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Vendor identified by The Tampa Monitor from council records; TPD's Sept. 1 release did not name the vendor. Council agenda documents not opened directly - upgrade to 'record' after retrieving them.

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)