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License-plate readers · Putnam County

Putnam County

Ended or removed · 1 agency documented

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Putnam County Sheriff's Office

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
18
18 cameras on major roadways, disconnected Aug. 31, 2026 and to be removed within 30 days.
Contract
Flock Safety: contract canceled; amount not reported · to Aug. 31, 2026 (Action News Jax, Sept. 1, 2026; WCJB, Aug. 31, 2026)
Data sharing
Not stated. Agency protocols required a case number for each search and quarterly audits.
  1. 2022 Cameras first installed in 2022. (Jacksonville Today, Aug. 31, 2026; WUFT, Aug. 31, 2026)
  2. Aug. 31, 2026 Sheriff H.D. "Gator" DeLoach announced, before the FDOT memo was public, that all 18 cameras would be disconnected immediately and removed within 30 days, and that the contract would be canceled: "I believe the responsible course is to discontinue our program and cancel our contract at this time." The agency said it would stay off the cameras until the Legislature sets rules. (WCJB, Aug. 31, 2026; Action News Jax, Sept. 1, 2026; WUFT, Aug. 31, 2026; WCJB, Sept. 1, 2026)

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)