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Levy County

Removing or limiting cameras · 2 agencies documented

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Levy County Sheriff's Office

Status
Removing or limiting cameras
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
Count not documented
Count not stated; agency says it did not use Flock
  1. Sept. 1, 2026 Sheriff Bobby McCallum statement: "we were not using Flock cameras"; the office used LPR technology from a vendor it vetted before signing a contract (vendor not named). The office said it will comply with the order and that cameras deployed in the county will be removed. (Levy County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 1, 2026; 352today, Sept. 2, 2026)
  2. Sept. 1, 2026 WCJB reported the office will remove readers on state roads and plans to remove its other readers as well. (WCJB TV20, Sept. 1, 2026; Citrus County Chronicle, date not shown)
  3. Sept. 4, 2026 Levy Citizen reported Sheriff McCallum said the office would remove its LPR equipment from state roads; he said the office had never been under scrutiny for misuse of the technology. (Levy Citizen, Sept. 4, 2026)

From agency records.

Williston Police Department

Status
Use suspended
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
2
Two LPR cameras, on North Main Street and Noble Avenue
  1. Sept. 1, 2026 Chief Mike Rolls announced the department had suspended use of its two LPR cameras, on North Main Street and Noble Avenue, in accordance with the FDOT directive. He said the suspension would not hinder the department. (Levy Citizen, Sept. 4, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Vendor not named in the source; whether the cameras have been removed or the contract ended is not stated.

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)