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Monroe County

Using license-plate readers · 3 agencies documented

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Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
6
Six Flock plate readers under the county contract; removal of all six was not confirmed as of Sept. 8, 2026.
Contract
Flock Safety: $16,500 term · from Sept. 2021 · to July 23, 2026 · approved by Monroe County Board of Commissioners, Sept. 2021 · Two-year term renewing automatically; would otherwise have run through Sept. 2027. Terminated July 23, 2026, accepting a possible $3,000 removal charge. (The B Square Bulletin, July 23, 2026; WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), May 21, 2026)
  1. Sept. 2021 County commissioners approved the first Flock contract: $16,500 for six cameras. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), May 21, 2026; The B Square Bulletin, July 23, 2026)
  2. May 2026 A sheriff's spokesperson confirmed an active Flock contract and said the office lost access to Bloomington police camera data when the city's contract ended. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), May 21, 2026)
  3. July 23, 2026 Commissioners voted 2-0 to terminate the Flock contract (Julie Thomas and Jody Madeira yes; Lee Jones absent), with the sheriff's support. (The B Square Bulletin, July 23, 2026; FOX59, July 28, 2026)
  4. Sept. 2026 The sheriff's office said it no longer has access to the cameras; removal of all six was not confirmed. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Sept. 8, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Sheriff Ruben Marte's office said ending the contract fit the values of most county residents.
  • Physical removal of the remaining cameras not confirmed as of Sept. 8, 2026.
  • May 2026 and Sept. 2026 events dated by month (dates of the statements not given).

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Bloomington Police Department

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
11
11 permanently mounted Flock plate readers, plus 4 downtown video cameras and 4 mobile trailers that can read plates (city count, April 2026). In Feb. 2026 the chief described 10 permanent cameras and one mobile camera.
Contract
Flock Safety: term · from 2024 · to March 5, 2026 · City says the contract expired March 5, 2026 and was not renewed; IPM reported on April 24 that it ended that weekend. (City of Bloomington, April 15, 2026; WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), April 24, 2026; WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Feb. 3, 2026)
  1. March 5, 2026 The city council unanimously passed a resolution asking for more oversight of the Flock cameras and a police report on who can access the data. (City of Bloomington, April 15, 2026; Indiana Daily Student, April 12, 2026)
  2. March 26, 2026 BPD updated its Flock policy to bar searches tied to immigration status or reproductive health care. (Indiana Daily Student, April 12, 2026)
  3. April 15, 2026 Mayor Kerry Thomson said the Flock contract would not be renewed; the chief filed his report, and Flock data was limited to BPD staff with sharing to other Indiana agencies discontinued. (City of Bloomington, April 15, 2026; WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), April 16, 2026)
  4. April 22, 2026 Chief Mike Diekhoff confirmed to the city council that the contract was not renewed and said the department was looking at other vendors. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), April 24, 2026; WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), May 21, 2026)
  5. Sept. 2026 IPM reported Flock had removed all of BPD's cameras and poles. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Sept. 8, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Sources differ on the end date: the city says the contract expired March 5, 2026; IPM (April 24) said it ended that weekend.
  • City policy (per the city): searches need an event number and reason, logs audited every 60 days, 30-day retention; BPD did not take part in Flock's national network.
  • BPD installed Flock cameras in 2024 (IPM).
  • Sept. 2026 event dated by the article month; removal date not given.

From agency records.

Indiana University Police Department (Bloomington)

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
IUPD declined to say how many cameras it has.
  1. May 4, 2026 Audit logs obtained under public-records law showed IUPD used Flock in a vehicle theft investigation. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), May 21, 2026)

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.