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The License-Plate Reader File · OregonIn reporting · updated Nov. 2, 2026

Who is reading your plate?
County by county.

A state law signed March 31, 2026 (Senate Bill 1516) limits most license-plate reader data to 30 days, requires a logged reason for each search and bars use for immigration enforcement. Between late 2025 and mid-2026, Eugene, Springfield, Bend, Woodburn, Albany, Talent and the Lane and Josephine County sheriffs ended or switched off their Flock cameras, while other agencies kept or added readers.

License-plate readers in other states →

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. July 25, 2025 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden announced an agreement with Flock Safety barring out-of-state agencies from running searches of Oregon camera data tied to abortion or immigration; searches among Oregon agencies were not affected. Wyden had contacted Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Oregon State Police, who told him Oregon had no statewide policy on plate-reader data access. (KLCC, July 25, 2025)
  2. Oct. 16, 2025 Wyden said his office's review found Flock's search filters could be bypassed and that Flock does not proactively audit searches; he urged local officials to consider removing Flock cameras. (Office of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, Oct. 16, 2025)
  3. Nov. 17, 2025 The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene), held an informational hearing on license plate readers ahead of the 2026 session; the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police said Oregon departments comply with the state sanctuary law. (KLCC, Nov. 17, 2025)
  4. Dec. 2025 In mid-December 2025, Prozanski said he had assembled a work group of police, the ACLU and the anti-surveillance group Eyes Off Eugene to write plate-reader rules for the 2026 session, and that any rules must fit Oregon's shield and sanctuary laws. (KLCC, Dec. 15, 2025)
  5. March 5, 2026 The Legislature passed Senate Bill 1516, a public safety omnibus bill containing plate-reader rules; the Senate vote was 27-0 (February) and the House vote 54-3. The House Rules Committee had recommended the A-engrossed bill 7-0 on March 3, 2026. (The Oregonian/OregonLive (republished by GovTech), March 6, 2026; Oregon Legislature, March 3, 2026; KLCC, March 6, 2026)
  6. March 31, 2026 Gov. Tina Kotek signed SB 1516, effective on signing under an emergency clause. It limits plate-reader data retention to 30 days unless tied to a criminal investigation or court proceeding, requires a logged purpose for each search, bars use for immigration enforcement (the staff summary cites ORS 181A.820), limits searches by non-Oregon agencies to discrete law-enforcement-relevant requests that must be logged, makes agencies the data owners, requires vendors to produce monthly and quarterly audits that agencies publish, exempts plate data from public records, and creates a private right of action against vendors for intentional or grossly negligent sharing. Local governments may adopt stricter rules. (Oregon Capital Chronicle (republished by OPB), April 23, 2026; Oregon Legislature, March 3, 2026; Willamette Week, June 29, 2026; KLCC, March 6, 2026)
  7. April 2026 ODOT said its current policy does not allow ALPRs within state highway right of way and that it would work with Flock and law enforcement to remove or relocate cameras installed along Highway 199 in Cave Junction. (KOBI-TV NBC5, April 2026)
  8. June 29, 2026 Willamette Week reported that Albany, Bend, Eugene, Springfield and Woodburn had turned off Flock cameras, with Woodburn removing its cameras after an audit showed immigration agencies had accessed its data. (Willamette Week, June 29, 2026)
  9. Sept. 11, 2026 A statewide roundup listed Bend, Eugene, Springfield, Talent, Winston and Woodburn as having canceled or suspended Flock contracts in recent months. (Willamette Week (Oregon Journalism Project), Sept. 11, 2026)
  10. Sept. 2026 The Oregon Capital Chronicle reported that Reps. Willy Chotzen (D-Portland) and Alek Skarlatos (R-Winston) are pursuing 2027 legislation that could ban Flock cameras statewide; Chotzen spoke to the outlet and Skarlatos did not respond. Flock argued a blanket ban would take away an investigative tool. (Oregon Capital Chronicle (republished by OPB), Sept. 25, 2026)

State agencies

Oregon State Police

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Axon
Cameras
Count not documented
In-car plate readers in patrol vehicles, part of Axon's Fleet 3 camera system; the number of vehicles was not reported.
Sources
Lookout Eugene-Springfield, Nov. 9, 2025
  1. June 2025 OSP began replacing its patrol-car camera system with Axon Fleet 3 cameras, which read license plates. A spokesperson said OSP owns the plate data, does not share it with Axon, does not keep it indefinitely, and uses it for missing or endangered people and serious crimes under its policy. (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, Nov. 9, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Start month per an OSP spokesperson quoted in November 2025.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Every county

All 36 counties
BakerChecked: no program found———
BentonUsing license-plate readers2Axon, Flock Safety1
ClackamasProgram documented, current use unconfirmed2—1
ClatsopChecked: no program found———
ColumbiaChecked: no program found———
CoosUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety4
CrookUsing license-plate readers1Axon—
CurryChecked: no program found———
DeschutesUsing license-plate readers4Axon, Flock Safety4
DouglasUsing license-plate readers4Flock Safety23
GilliamNot yet checked———
GrantChecked: no program found———
HarneyChecked: no program found———
Hood RiverChecked: no program found———
JacksonUsing license-plate readers9Flock Safety56
JeffersonChecked: no program found———
JosephineUsing license-plate readers2Axon, Flock Safety33
KlamathUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety6
LakeChecked: no program found———
LaneUsing license-plate readers5Axon, Flock Safety98
LincolnEnded or removed2Flock Safety—
LinnEnded or removed1Flock Safety1
MalheurChecked: no program found———
MarionUsing license-plate readers4Axon, Flock Safety, Rekor Systems41
MorrowChecked: no program found———
MultnomahUsing license-plate readers2Motorola Solutions11
PolkUsing license-plate readers1——
ShermanNot yet checked———
TillamookChecked: no program found———
UmatillaUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety—
UnionChecked: no program found———
WallowaChecked: no program found———
WascoChecked: no program found1——
WashingtonUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety7
WheelerNot yet checked———
YamhillNot 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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