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License-plate readers · Seminole County

Seminole County

Use suspended · 2 agencies documented

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Seminole County Sheriff's Office

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
105
"about 105" Flock cameras across the county (Orlando Sentinel)
  1. Aug. 31, 2026 Sheriff Dennis Lemma suspended use of the Flock network. Office reported more than 800 investigations since mid-2021, more than 530 arrests and 34 missing or endangered people located (agency figures). (Orlando Sentinel (via GovTech), Sept. 1, 2026; WFTV Channel 9 (via WDBO), Aug. 31, 2026)
  2. Sept. 30, 2026 All Flock cameras and attached solar panels removed; some poles remain for Flock to remove. (Spectrum News 13, Sept. 30, 2026)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Sanford Police Department

Status
Use suspended
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
Count not stated
  1. Aug. 31, 2026 Suspended use of its Flock camera network while state leaders consider a regulatory framework; said the suspension does not reflect the technology's effectiveness. Described as a suspension. (WFTV Channel 9 (via WDBO), Aug. 31, 2026; WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), 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)