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St. Charles

Using license-plate readers · 5 agencies documented

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St. Charles County Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Genetec
Cameras
Count not documented
Mid Rivers Newsmagazine (June 2023): Genetec cameras at 43 sites; KMOV (May 11, 2026): more than 100 county-owned readers and cameras across Flock and Genetec systems. No current Genetec-only count found.
Contract
Genetec: $897,925 one-time · from June 2023 · approved by St. Charles County Council, 2023-06-12 (consent agenda, unanimous) · Installation contract with Reinhold Electric (low bidder) for plate-recognition cameras and infrastructure at 43 sites; cameras are Genetec AutoVu SharpV units bought with ARPA funds, installation paid from the half-cent transportation sales tax. Amount is the installer contract, not a Genetec contract. (Mid Rivers Newsmagazine, June 16, 2023)
  1. June 12, 2023 County Council, on its consent agenda, unanimously awarded an $897,925 contract to install Genetec AutoVu plate-recognition cameras and supporting equipment at 43 sites. (Mid Rivers Newsmagazine, June 16, 2023)
  2. May 11, 2026 A memorandum that would let every police department in the county use the county's plate-reader data was introduced at the County Council; KMOV reported the county system then used Flock and Genetec equipment. (KMOV (First Alert 4), May 11, 2026)
  3. May 26, 2026 The County Council unanimously approved a bill extending county plate-reader data directly to the St. Charles, St. Peters and Wentzville police, which had been receiving it through the Real Time Crime Center; a county assistant director said the measure adds no cameras. Spectrum (May 27, 2026) says it passed 'last night'; KMOV said the vote was set for Tuesday night's meeting. (Spectrum News (St. Louis), May 27, 2026; KMOV (First Alert 4), May 26, 2026)
  4. Sept. 2026 Chief Kurt Frisz said the department's plate-reader rules already met or went beyond the governor's September 2026 executive order; FOX 2 reported the department had dropped Flock in favor of a Genetec system. Dated by month: FOX 2 article of Sept. 17, 2026. (FOX 2 St. Louis, Sept. 17, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • FOX 2 (Sept. 17, 2026) reports the department stopped using Flock and switched to a Genetec system; the cited pages do not give the date Flock service ended.
  • Per Chief Frisz (FOX 2), every query needs a report number and involves a second person at the Regional Information Intelligence Center.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

St. Peters Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
8
City FAQ page (undated, read Oct. 29, 2026): 7 fixed cameras (Mexico Road 3, Jungermann Road 1, Premier Parkway 2, Mid Rivers Mall Drive 1) plus 1 mobile camera. The FAQ names Flock Safety as the camera provider.
Conflicts and open questions
  • City FAQ: data kept up to 30 days; investigative queries only through the regional RTIC/RIIC; one department employee assigned to the RTIC may run queries.

From agency records.

Wentzville Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
27
Flock transparency portal, last updated Aug. 20, 2025: 27 LPR and other cameras; 852 searches in the prior 30 days; 30-day retention. KSDK earlier reported an initial 15 cameras (undated article).
  1. Aug. 20, 2025 Flock transparency portal (last update) listed 27 cameras, 30-day retention and 852 searches in the previous 30 days. (Flock Safety (agency transparency portal), Aug. 20, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
  • KSDK reported the city partnered with Flock for 15 cameras; the article is undated and gives no cost or approval.

From agency records.

St. Charles Police Department

Status
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
Count not documented
KMOV (Feb. 19, 2024): a department lieutenant said it uses 'several' mobile cameras; no count or vendor given.
  1. Feb. 2024 A department lieutenant told KMOV the department uses several mobile plate-reading cameras. Dated by month: KMOV article of Feb. 19, 2024. (KMOV (First Alert 4), Feb. 19, 2024)

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

O'Fallon Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
42
Resolution 12-14-2023H: continues use of 42 Flock plate-reader cameras the department had already installed.
Contract
Flock Safety: $550,000 term · from Jan. 2024 · approved by O'Fallon City Council, 2023-12-14 (Resolution 12-14-2023H) · Five-year (60-month) initial term; resolution caps spending at $550,000, while the attached order form totals $525,000 at $105,000 a year. Auto-renews unless either side gives 30 days' notice. Start month approximated from the 2024 budget reference. (City of O'Fallon, Mo. (via eCode360), Dec. 14, 2023)
  1. Dec. 14, 2023 City Council passed Resolution 12-14-2023H authorizing a five-year agreement with Flock Group to keep 42 existing plate-reader cameras, not to exceed $550,000. (City of O'Fallon, Mo. (via eCode360), Dec. 14, 2023)

From agency records.

Statewide

  1. 2024 SB 1334, sponsored by Sen. Bill Eigel in the 2024 session, proposed a new section 590.1100 RSMo barring state agencies and political subdivisions from buying, installing or using plate-reader systems or using captured plate data from public highways, except readers mounted on vehicles occupied by a peace officer and data captured by third-party vendors under sections 303.420 to 303.440. (Missouri Senate, date not shown)
  2. Jan. 2024 Sen. Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee's Summit) filed SB 1377 for the 2024 session to stop state agencies and local governments from buying, installing or operating automated license plate readers or collecting plate data from vehicles on public roads; readers on police vehicles and third-party data access for law enforcement were exempt. Missourinet reported March 4, 2024, that a Senate committee vote might come soon; the Post-Dispatch (via GovTech, Aug. 2024) later said the bill did not advance. (Missourinet, March 4, 2024; GovTech (republishing St. Louis Post-Dispatch), Aug. 12, 2024)
  3. Aug. 1, 2024 A state contract with Flock Safety covering 21 more license plate readers, worth $243,750, took effect Aug. 1, 2024, according to bidding documents cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The paper said the state's 2023 program put 43 readers in 11 mostly rural counties in mid-Missouri. The article quotes a Department of Public Safety spokesman but does not say which agency holds the contract. (GovTech (republishing St. Louis Post-Dispatch), Aug. 12, 2024)
  4. Jan. 8, 2025 HB 658, a 2025 bill from Rep. Jeff Vernetti (R-Camdenton) that KCUR described as a statewide ban on installing or using automated license plate readers, was prefiled Dec. 23, 2024, read the first time Jan. 8, 2025, read a second time Jan. 9, and referred to the House Emerging Issues committee May 15, 2025, its last action. Sen. Mike Moon filed a Senate version. (Missouri House of Representatives, date not shown; KCUR / The Midwest Newsroom, Sept. 23, 2026)
  5. Oct. 2, 2025 Gov. Mike Kehoe announced nearly $10 million in Blue Shield grants to 201 communities (60 counties, 137 cities, four towns); the governor's office said the awards include 151 license plate readers. Individual recipients were not listed in the release. (Office of Missouri Governor, Oct. 2, 2025)
  6. 2026 SB 1027 (Sen. Rick Brattin), filed in the 2026 session, proposed a new section 590.1000 RSMo barring state agencies and political subdivisions from buying, installing or using plate-reader systems on public highways, with exceptions for readers on vehicles occupied by peace officers and certain third-party vendor data. The legislature adjourned May 15, 2026 without passing it. (Missouri Senate, date not shown)
  7. Feb. 4, 2026 Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D-St. Louis) introduced HB 3192, the Missouri Automatic License Plate Reader Regulation Act. It would limit police use to criminal investigations with reasonable suspicion and missing/endangered-person cases, bar general surveillance, immigration and civil code enforcement, require destruction of most data after 30 days, require reporting to the Highway Patrol starting Jan. 1, 2027, and make misuse a class A misdemeanor (class E felony for repeat offenses). It was read a second time Feb. 5 and referred to the Emerging Issues committee May 15, 2026; it never received a hearing. (Missouri House of Representatives, date not shown; Missouri House of Representatives, date not shown; Missouri House of Representatives, date not shown; KMOV (First Alert 4), Feb. 18, 2026; KCUR / The Midwest Newsroom, Sept. 23, 2026)
  8. Sept. 16, 2026 Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order (Spectrum News refers to it as EO 26-18) putting temporary limits on plate readers used by state agencies and law enforcement that receives state money. In most cases plate and vehicle records have to be erased for good within 30 days; vendors cannot sell, pass along or profit from data gathered in Missouri; the readers may be used only for criminal-justice or life-saving work and cannot be paired with AI facial recognition; and misuse leads to discipline, a possible criminal referral and a report to the Public Safety director. Local departments were urged, not required, to follow the same practices. Kehoe framed the order as a temporary step until the legislature passes a law. (KY3, Sept. 16, 2026; St. Louis Public Radio, Sept. 16, 2026; Spectrum News, Sept. 16, 2026; Spectrum News, Oct. 1, 2026)
  9. Sept. 30, 2026 The Missouri Department of Public Safety released a 10-page guidance document for law enforcement as directed by the executive order. It recommends a documented law-enforcement purpose for every search, individual accountability for users, independent verification of alerts before enforcement, retention generally limited to 30 days, audits at least monthly, and no AI facial-recognition integration. DPS said it was working with chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors on legislation for the next session. (KY3 / KCTV, Sept. 30, 2026; Spectrum News, Oct. 1, 2026)

State agencies

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
6
KY3 (Sept. 16, 2026) reported the Patrol runs six Flock cameras, contracted through the Department of Public Safety, and already keeps data 30 days. Separately, a state Flock contract added 21 readers in 2024 after 43 were placed in 11 mid-Missouri counties in 2023 (Post-Dispatch via GovTech); that report does not name the operating agency.
Contract
Flock Safety: $243,750 term · from Aug. 1, 2024 · approved by Missouri Department of Public Safety (state contract; per bidding documents reported by St. Louis Post-Dispatch) · Covers 21 additional readers. The article does not name the operating agency; KCTV5 (Sept. 2026) reports the Patrol contracts for Flock cameras through DPS. (GovTech (republishing St. Louis Post-Dispatch), Aug. 12, 2024; KCTV5, Sept. 16, 2026)
  1. Sept. 16, 2026 KCTV5 and KY3 reported that the Patrol contracts for Flock cameras through the Department of Public Safety and uses them to track stolen cars. KY3 said the Patrol runs six cameras, already keeps data for 30 days, and did not have to make immediate changes under the governor's order. (KCTV5, Sept. 16, 2026; KY3, Sept. 16, 2026)
  2. Sept. 30, 2026 DPS issued statewide plate-reader guidance under the governor's executive order; DPS Director Mark James named the Patrol among the groups consulted. (Spectrum News, Oct. 1, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Hotlists on at least one St. Louis County Flock portal (Chesterfield) list MULES (MSHP) as a source; this reflects the Patrol's criminal-records network, not Patrol-owned cameras.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.