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License-plate readers · Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County

Using license-plate readers · 3 agencies documented

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Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office

Status
Use suspended
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
  1. Sept. 2026 Reported to have moved to discontinue use after the state order; scope not yet confirmed. (Axios Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 2026)
  2. Sept. 1, 2026 Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said license-plate reader cameras on FDOT infrastructure would be taken offline and that "the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office license plate reader (LPR) program will be suspended in its entirety." (WLRN, Sept. 1, 2026; NBC 6 South Florida / News Service of Florida, Sept. 1, 2026; Axios Miami, Sept. 2, 2026)
  3. Sept. 1, 2026 Timing conflict: NBC 6/News Service of Florida and Telemundo 51 report the FDOT-infrastructure cameras would be offline "by the end of Tuesday"; a separate NBC 6 report says "by the end of Monday." (NBC 6 South Florida / News Service of Florida, Sept. 1, 2026; Telemundo 51 / News Service of Florida, Sept. 1, 2026; NBC 6 South Florida, Sept. 1, 2026)
  4. Sept. 2, 2026 Miami-Dade commissioners Danielle Cohen Higgins and Rene Garcia supported the state's action, according to NBC 6 as cited by Axios Miami. (Axios Miami, Sept. 2, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • No source opened gives a camera count or vendor. The NBC 6 article body does not say whether the suspension covers cameras off state roads; WLRN's quote of the sheriff says 'in its entirety.' Doral Police Department (not in scope) also said it would remove state-road cameras and suspend its program (Axios Miami).

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Hialeah Police Department

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Motorola Solutions
Cameras
Count not documented
Count not stated in the 2020 resolution
Contract
Motorola Solutions: $679,960 total not to exceed over five years: $488,301.89 for FY2020 (hardware, software, installation of Vigilant ALPRs) plus $191,658.48 subscription and maintenance for FY2021-2024; based on Broward Sheriff's Office Solicitation Bid No. 19053JLS · from 2020 (City of Hialeah, 2020)
  1. 2020 City Council adopted Resolution 2020-052 approving purchase of Vigilant automatic license plate readers from Motorola Solutions; text shows a 6-1-0 vote (individual votes not legible in the extracted text). (City of Hialeah, 2020)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The 2020 resolution approves a five-year contract; no renewal or later record found.

From agency records.

Miami Beach Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Motorola Solutions, Axon
Cameras
40
"about 40" / "roughly 40" readers citywide, about half on state roads (per Mayor Steven Meiner)
  1. Sept. 1, 2026 Mayor Steven Meiner sent a letter, signed by the mayors of Miami Beach, Bay Harbor Islands, Bal Harbour, Aventura, Golden Beach, Sunny Isles Beach and Indian Creek, asking the state to pause enforcement and allow continued use under enhanced state oversight. Letter: "a blanket revocation with no transition plan puts public safety at risk." (Axios Miami, Sept. 2, 2026; Caribbean National Weekly, Sept. 2, 2026)
  2. Sept. 2, 2026 Meiner said he would pursue legislation to regain control of roads from the state; on X he said he wants "a balanced approach with real oversight addressing privacy concerns, not an outright ban." A police spokesman said the department was reviewing the directive and weighing options. (Axios Miami, Sept. 2, 2026; WLRN, Sept. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Camera-count wording differs: WLRN says about half are on state roads; NBC 6 says close to half are 'potentially' on state roads. No source opened reports how many were removed by the Sept. 30 deadline.

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)