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The License-Plate Reader File · IndianaIn reporting · updated Oct. 29, 2026

Who is reading your plate?
County by county.

Indiana has no law on police use of plate readers (a 2026 law only bars homeowners associations from running their own); in 2026 Fort Wayne's council voted to end the city's Flock program, Kosciusko County's prosecutor ordered every local agency to stop using Flock, Bloomington and Monroe County ended their contracts, and Indianapolis police added required case numbers and daily audits.

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A county’s color reflects any documented agency in it: the sheriff’s office or a city police department. “Not yet checked” is not the same as “none”.

Using license-plate readers
In use; some cameras may have been switched off or removed.
Removing or limiting cameras
Removing cameras beyond state roads, or limiting use, while some remain.
Use suspended
Cameras switched off or use paused; no contract termination reported.
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Records or reports show the agency bought or used plate readers, but no source found confirms whether they are still in use.
Ended or removed
Contract terminated, program discontinued, or all cameras removed.

Statewide

  1. 2015 Then-Sen. Jim Smith (R-Clarksville) filed a bill to set statewide plate-reader rules, including purging data after 30 days absent a warrant or ongoing investigation. Prosecutors and the state police chiefs' association opposed it, and it died in committee without a vote. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Jan. 2023)
  2. Feb. 2026 Gov. Mike Braun signed House Enrolled Act 1150 in February 2026. Section 3 of the act creates IC 32-25.5-3.8, effective July 1, 2026. Under it, a homeowners association may not install, maintain or operate an automated license plate reader. It may allow one on its property only if a law enforcement agency installs it or has it installed, only law enforcement can reach the images and data, and the association cannot see them. The law does not regulate how police use the readers. (Indiana General Assembly (mirrored by billtexts), 2026; The Indiana Citizen, Aug. 13, 2026; Indiana Capital Chronicle, Aug. 24, 2026)
  3. Aug. 2026 The Indiana Capital Chronicle reported that the HOA law is the state's only plate-reader restriction. Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) said he was drafting a bill for the session that convenes in January setting minimum standards for police use, likely including agency audits of searches, yearly Indiana State Police audits, retention limits and rules on sharing with outside agencies. Sen. Aaron Freeman (R-Indianapolis) said he wants a broad review of plate-reader use. Gov. Braun's press secretary said "Guardrails are important and should be considered anytime personal information is involved." (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Aug. 24, 2026; Mirror Indy, Aug. 26, 2026)
  4. Aug. 2026 Indiana State Police applied for a U.S. Justice Department grant (FY2026 program for agencies in ICE's 287(g) program) listing $29,069,985 in its report to the State Budget Committee ($30,269,985 in a revised budget). The planned purchases include 20 license-plate reader camera systems for $300,000. The committee did not review the request in advance; at an August meeting Rep. Ed DeLaney's motion to put it on the review agenda failed along party lines. The application was pending as of Sept. 8, 2026. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Sept. 9, 2026; Mirror Indy, Sept. 9, 2026)
  5. Aug. 10, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said in his online video series that he does not want government in "the business of mass surveillance" and has been talking with lawmakers about limits on police use of plate-reader tools; he did not back specific proposals or call for ending the technology. (The Indiana Citizen, Aug. 13, 2026)

State agencies

Indiana State Police

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Motorola Solutions
Cameras
Count not documented
In early 2023 ISP had 47 fixed cameras, mostly in or near Indianapolis, and had stopped using vehicle-mounted cameras. No current count found.
Contract
Motorola Solutions: term · In early 2023 the Indiana Department of Administration said the Vigilant Solutions (Motorola Solutions) system had cost more than $250,000 since the prior August. No contract document found. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Jan. 2023)
  1. Jan. 2023 ISP said it had used plate readers for more than a decade, scanning about one million plates a month; its 2015 operating procedure keeps image data 30 days, requires reasonable suspicion for a query, and allows sharing with agencies that also show reasonable suspicion. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Jan. 2023)
  2. Aug. 2026 ISP said troopers must enter a dispatch or case number for every search and that district investigative commanders audit records at their discretion. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Aug. 24, 2026)
  3. Sept. 2026 ISP's federal grant application said plate-reader data is generally purged after 30 days unless kept in an investigative file, and that the Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center may share information with authorized personnel and must keep an audit trail. The application seeks 20 more plate-reader systems ($300,000); it was pending as of Sept. 8, 2026. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Sept. 9, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Vendor is from 2023 reporting; no newer vendor or contract record found. Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center (run by ISP) is covered here rather than as a separate agency.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Indiana Department of Correction

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
Count not documented
No count. Reported as using plate-reader data; not known whether it owns cameras.
  1. Aug. 2026 IDOC uses plate-reader data to find escapees and parolees who violate supervision terms, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Aug. 24, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • No contract or vendor found.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Indiana Department of Transportation

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
Count not documented
No count. Reported as accessing plate data; not known whether it owns cameras.
  1. Aug. 2026 According to the Indiana Capital Chronicle, INDOT uses plate-reader data to keep watch on toll operations, work zones and safety zones. (Indiana Capital Chronicle, Aug. 24, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • No INDOT right-of-way permit policy for plate-reader cameras was found. An undated Greenfield Daily Reporter story on McCordsville said Flock handles permitting with INDOT for cameras it installs (in261029-a-dailyreporter-mccordsville).

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Every county

All 92 counties
AdamsUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety4
AllenUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety46
BartholomewNot yet checked———
BentonNot yet checked———
BlackfordNot yet checked———
BooneUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety—
BrownNot yet checked———
CarrollUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety3
CassNot yet checked———
ClarkNot yet checked———
ClayChecked: no program found———
ClintonChecked: no program found———
CrawfordNot yet checked———
DaviessChecked: no program found———
DeKalbNot yet checked———
DearbornNot yet checked———
DecaturChecked: no program found———
DelawareUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety22
DuboisUsing license-plate readers4Flock Safety16
ElkhartUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety8
FayetteChecked: no program found———
FloydNot yet checked———
FountainChecked: no program found———
FranklinNot yet checked———
FultonNot yet checked———
GibsonChecked: no program found———
GrantNot yet checked———
GreeneUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety—
HamiltonUsing license-plate readers4Flock Safety117
HancockUsing license-plate readers3Flock Safety23
HarrisonNot yet checked———
HendricksProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1Flock Safety12
HenryChecked: no program found———
HowardNot yet checked———
HuntingtonNot yet checked———
JacksonChecked: no program found———
JasperNot yet checked———
JayChecked: no program found———
JeffersonChecked: no program found———
JenningsNot yet checked———
JohnsonProgram documented, current use unconfirmed2Flock Safety—
KnoxChecked: no program found———
KosciuskoEnded or removed3Flock Safety43
LaGrangeNot yet checked———
LaPorteUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety60
LakeProgram documented, current use unconfirmed2—170
LawrenceChecked: no program found———
MadisonProgram documented, current use unconfirmed2Flock Safety31
MarionUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions—
MarshallUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety11
MartinNot yet checked———
MiamiNot yet checked———
MonroeUsing license-plate readers3Flock Safety17
MontgomeryProgram documented, current use unconfirmed2Flock Safety—
MorganUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety7
NewtonNot yet checked———
NobleNot yet checked———
OhioNot yet checked———
OrangeNot yet checked———
OwenNot yet checked———
ParkeChecked: no program found———
PerryNot yet checked———
PikeNot yet checked———
PorterUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety—
PoseyProgram documented, current use unconfirmed2Flock Safety6
PulaskiNot yet checked———
PutnamChecked: no program found———
RandolphChecked: no program found———
RipleyNot yet checked———
RushChecked: no program found———
ScottNot yet checked———
ShelbyChecked: no program found———
SpencerNot yet checked———
St. JosephUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety45
StarkeEnded or removed1Flock Safety—
SteubenNot yet checked———
SullivanChecked: no program found———
SwitzerlandNot yet checked———
TippecanoeUsing license-plate readers4Flock Safety16
TiptonChecked: no program found———
UnionChecked: no program found———
VanderburghUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety103
VermillionChecked: no program found———
VigoUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety30
WabashNot yet checked———
WarrenChecked: no program found———
WarrickProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1Flock Safety10
WashingtonNot yet checked———
WayneNot yet checked———
WellsProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1Flock Safety—
WhiteNot yet checked———
WhitleyNot yet checked———

How this map is built

We start with each county’s sheriff’s office and its largest city police departments, then work outward. Each agency’s entry says whether it comes from agency records or from news reports, and links every source. Companies are tracked separately, so the map can show one company’s customers or all license-plate readers together.

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