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Marshall County

Using license-plate readers · 2 agencies documented

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Marshall County Prosecutor's Office (county Flock program)

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
6
Six plate readers, cut from 10 in 2023 for lack of funds.
Contract
Flock Safety: $25,000 term · from Sept. 2021 · approved by Marshall County Commissioners, 2021-09 · Two-year deal for 10 cameras. The prosecutor put the cost at $25,000 without saying whether that was yearly or total; it was to come from the DEA forfeiture fund, possibly with the deferral fund paying the next year. (Max 98.3, Sept. 9, 2021)
Contract
Flock Safety: term · from 2023 · Five-year contract; county attorney Sean Surrisi's name appears on it. (WVPE, Sept. 10, 2026)
  1. Sept. 2021 The county commissioners unanimously approved the prosecutor's two-year contract with Flock for 10 plate-reader cameras, which the prosecutor said would cost $25,000. (Max 98.3, Sept. 9, 2021)
  2. Sept. 14, 2026 The County Council voted 4-3 to cut the prosecutor's $20,000 Flock line in the 2027 budget to zero. (WVPE, Sept. 15, 2026)
  3. Oct. 2026 The commissioners voted 2-1 at a special meeting to cover ("bag and tag") the six cameras; President Stan Klotz voted no. (WVPE, Oct. 7, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Status 'active': the contract is in force and no source confirms the cameras have been covered.
  • Oct. 2026 vote dated by month: WVPE (Oct. 7) says it was Tuesday. 2021 approval dated by month: Max 98.3 (Sept. 9, 2021) gives no meeting date.
  • WVPE (Sept. 10, 2026) reports the commissioners voted in August 2026 to move to one-year contracts; date not given.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Plymouth Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
5
Five Flock cameras in the city (March 2025).
Contract
Flock Safety: $16,625 year · from 2025 · approved by Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety (supported transfer), 2025-03 · 2025 cost $16,625 including installation; $15,000 expected the next year; recurring annual cost. (GIANT fm, March 17, 2025)
  1. March 2025 The Board of Public Works and Safety unanimously backed the police chief's request to move budget savings to bring the Flock system back; the department had not renewed it the year before because of a price increase. (GIANT fm, March 17, 2025)
  2. Dec. 2025 Plymouth police reported acting on two Flock plate-reader alerts on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8. (GIANT fm, Dec. 10, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
  • March 2025 vote dated by month: GIANT fm (March 17, 2025) says the vote was the previous week.
  • Use shown in December 2025, when officers acted on Flock alerts (GIANT fm, Dec. 10, 2025).

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.