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License-plate readers · Volusia County

Volusia County

Use suspended · 2 agencies documented

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Volusia County Sheriff's Office

Status
Use suspended
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
180
"about 180" cameras the county has access to; all turned off, still installed as of Oct. 6, 2026
  1. Aug. 31, 2026 Sheriff Mike Chitwood shut down license plate readers countywide, effective immediately; said "All of our cameras are on state roads" and the office will not resume use unless lawmakers create statewide rules. (WDBO, Aug. 31, 2026; FOX 35 Orlando, Aug. 31, 2026; WFTV Channel 9 (via WDBO), Aug. 31, 2026)
  2. Sept. 2026 CONFLICT/NOTE: Chitwood said all cameras were on state roads (Fox 35, Aug. 31); WFTV (Oct. 6) reports about 180 cameras still installed after the state-road deadline, and Spectrum says cameras were deactivated "regardless of location." (FOX 35 Orlando, Aug. 31, 2026; WFTV Channel 9, Oct. 6, 2026; Spectrum News 13, Sept. 30, 2026)
  3. Sept. 30, 2026 All Flock cameras identified on state roads removed; all Flock cameras deactivated regardless of location. (Spectrum News 13, Sept. 30, 2026)
  4. Oct. 6, 2026 Volusia County Council voted 6-0 for a one-year moratorium halting use and new installation of license plate readers including Flock; Public Works directed to remove cameras within 30 days at county expense if Flock does not. Individual votes not reported beyond 6-0. (WFTV Channel 9, Oct. 6, 2026)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Daytona Beach Police Department

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
32
32 cameras covered by the maintenance and support subscription approved Feb. 15, 2023; current count not stated
Contract
Flock Safety: $88,300 not to exceed (maintenance and support subscription, sole source) · from Feb. 15, 2023 (City of Daytona Beach, Feb. 15, 2023)
  1. Feb. 15, 2023 City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2023-58 on its consent agenda, approving purchase of a maintenance and support subscription for Flock Safety automatic license plate readers (32 cameras and software) from Flock Group, Inc., as sole-source provider, not to exceed $88,300. Consent resolutions passed 6-0 (Paris, Strickland, Cantu, D. Henry, Reed, Mayor D. Henry yea; Commissioner May absent). (City of Daytona Beach, Feb. 15, 2023)
  2. Sept. 1, 2026 Responding to the FDOT order, DBPD said it "will fully comply with the plans and guidelines established by the state" and described ALPRs as a valuable resource that has helped its officers and detectives. No vendor, camera count or removal details were given. (WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), Sept. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Whether the Volusia County Council's Oct. 6, 2026 one-year moratorium applies inside Daytona Beach city limits is not stated in WFTV's report (r3-wftv-1006-scope).
  • Next step: whether the 32 cameras remain in use after the FDOT order; Chapter 119 request.

From agency records.

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)