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License-plate readers · Suwannee County

Suwannee County

Using license-plate readers · 2 agencies documented

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Suwannee County Sheriff's Office

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
No camera count found.
  1. Oct. 3, 2025 Deputies installed Flock Safety license-plate reading cameras at various locations in the county. (WCJB, Oct. 3, 2025)
  2. Sept. 1, 2026 WCJB reported the Sheriff's Office is discontinuing all license-plate reader use following the state order. (WCJB, Sept. 1, 2026)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Live Oak Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
8
WCTV (Jan. 14, 2026) reported 16 Flock cameras in total, eight of them in Live Oak; the article does not say who operates the other eight.
  1. Jan. 2026 At a City Council meeting, members asked why cameras were installed without council discussion. Capt. Jason Rountree said "our procurement policy doesn't require us to go through the council." No vote reported. (WCTV, Jan. 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Status as of January 2026; no post-FDOT-order information found.

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)