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Marion County

Using license-plate readers · 2 agencies documented

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Beech Grove Police Department

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
No count found.
  1. Dec. 2021 A Flock Safety spokesperson told the Associated Press in December 2021 that Beech Grove was among the central Indiana agencies it had supplied with cameras. (Associated Press (via Indiana Public Media), Dec. 29, 2021)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Nothing newer found.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions
Cameras
Count not documented
No official current count found. The 2025 Flock contract was described as covering about 400 cameras. In Sept. 2022 IMPD said it would have about 214 readers (182 stationary Flock, 22 stationary Motorola downtown, 10 Motorola mobile). A volunteer database count of 649 readers in Marion County (Sept. 2026) is not an IMPD figure.
Contract
Flock Safety: $6,000,000 term · from 2025 · approved by Indianapolis Board of Public Health and Safety (hearing 2024-11-06) and Information Technology Board (hearing 2024-11-19) · No-bid, four-year contract with a ceiling of up to $6 million: about $1 million a year (roughly $4 million) for about 400 plate-reader cameras plus a $2 million cushion. It also allows gunshot sensors and drones, which IMPD said it does not plan to lease. (Mirror Indy, Feb. 25, 2025; Axios Indianapolis, Sept. 18, 2026; Axios Indianapolis, Oct. 6, 2026)
  1. Sept. 2022 IMPD said 214 plate readers would be running that week (182 stationary Flock units outside downtown, 22 stationary Motorola units downtown, 10 Motorola mobile units on patrol cars), with 30 more to follow; the broader crime plan was funded with American Rescue Plan money. (WRTV, Sept. 6, 2022)
  2. July 2023 IMPD said it shares plate-reader data with other law enforcement agencies but not the public, and that the system logs who views data and why. (WRTV, July 24, 2023)
  3. Nov. 6, 2024 IMPD Deputy Chief Kevin Wethington presented the Flock contract to the Board of Public Health and Safety; he presented it to the Information Technology Board on Nov. 19. (Mirror Indy, Feb. 25, 2025)
  4. Sept. 2026 IMPD put in place a new plate-reader use policy that users had to sign to keep access, started daily audits, and now requires a case or CAD number for every search (previously optional), Chief Tanya Terry said. Axios reported that IMPD's General Orders Board was expected to take up the policy in October, including a possible cut in retention from 30 days to seven. (Axios Indianapolis, Sept. 18, 2026)
  5. Oct. 2026 City-County Council President Maggie Lewis said a plate-reader ordinance was being drafted for the public safety committee. Councilors Jesse Brown and John Barth announced a proposed TRUST ordinance that would cap retention at 30 days and require council approval before new surveillance technology is deployed; it had not been formally introduced as of Oct. 14. (Axios Indianapolis, Oct. 6, 2026; FOX59, Oct. 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Event 2026-09 and 2026-10 dates are article months; exact meeting dates not given.
  • IMPD's retention dropped from up to six months to up to 30 days before early 2023 (Indiana Capital Chronicle, in261029-a-icc-dataprivacy-2023).

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

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.