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Weber County

Using license-plate readers · 3 agencies documented

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Weber County Sheriff's Office

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
10
10 county-owned cameras, per the Utah Civic Compact as reported by Utah News Dispatch and KSL (August and October 2026). Location counts in other sources do not reconcile: see notes.
Contract
Flock Safety: (Weber County, Feb. 17, 2026; KUTV, July 30, 2026)
Sources
Utah News Dispatch, Aug. 14, 2026; KSL, Aug. 20, 2026; KSL, Aug. 15, 2026; KUER, Sept. 1, 2026; West Haven City, Utah Public Notice Website, May 21, 2025; Weber County, Utah Public Notice Website, Feb. 17, 2026; Weber County, Feb. 17, 2026; Weber County, Utah Public Notice Website, June 2, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Oct. 6, 2026; KUTV, July 30, 2026; KSL, Oct. 28, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, March 3, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 15, 2026
  1. 2022 Three Flock cameras that the office operates inside Washington Terrace were installed in 2022, KUER reported. (KUER, Sept. 1, 2026)
  2. May 21, 2025 A West Haven council work-session packet for a Flock report listed 9 active West Haven cameras and 1 pending, with 1,217,070 vehicle reads, 132 hot list hits and 187 searches by sheriff's deputies from March 2 to 30, 2025. The slides list 30-day storage. (West Haven City, Utah Public Notice Website, May 21, 2025)
  3. Feb. 17, 2026 The County Commission approved a contract amendment with Flock Group Inc. on its consent agenda. The minutes record ayes from Froerer, Harvey and Bolos, though their header lists Harvey as excused. They give no amount or term. (Weber County, Utah Public Notice Website, Feb. 17, 2026; Weber County, Feb. 17, 2026)
  4. June 2, 2026 The commission agenda listed, as a consent item, an agreement with the state Department of Public Safety's SIAC letting the sheriff's office share and access plate-reader cameras and data. KSL reported commissioners approved it June 2 with no discussion. (Weber County, Utah Public Notice Website, June 2, 2026; KSL, Aug. 15, 2026)
  5. Aug. 14, 2026 Utah News Dispatch reported a Utah Civic Compact analysis finding the 10 cameras were searched 5.1 million times from February 2022 through July 2026, almost 97% of it by agencies outside Utah, with 3,343 agencies searching. The compact said it was not alleging unlawful activity. (Utah News Dispatch, Aug. 14, 2026)
  6. Aug. 20, 2026 Gov. Spencer Cox ordered a state privacy review after the data was released, KSL reported. The records came from the sheriff's office. (KSL, Aug. 20, 2026)
  7. Sept. 30, 2026 Washington Terrace's Sept. 15 minutes refer to a Flock meeting at the sheriff's office on this date, and an Oct. 6 staff report calls it an informational presentation with questions and answers for the council and mayor. No record of what was said was found. (City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Oct. 6, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 15, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Sources differ on camera locations: the county total is reported as 10; a May 2025 West Haven packet labels 9 active plus 1 pending as West Haven cameras; Washington Terrace coverage reports 3 county cameras there and the city's March 3, 2026 minutes say 2. Recorded as stated, not reconciled.
  • A sheriff's lieutenant told Washington Terrace on March 3, 2026 that the system holds data about 30 days and only supervisors and detectives can search.
  • The cited stories carry no statement from the sheriff's office on the out-of-state searches. KSL reported on Oct. 28, 2026 that the compact said the office was the only entity to give it data voluntarily.
  • Sources differ on the June item's date: the notice's event field says June 2, 2026, while its text says May 26, and it was posted May 29. KSL says June 2.
  • The contract row records that a contract exists and was amended; amount and term were not found.

From agency records.

Ogden Police Department

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
41
KUER (Jan. 21, 2026): 8 at Business Depot Ogden, 32 in the Project Safe Neighborhoods zone, 1 mobile. The chief gave the same total of plate-reader cameras in September 2026.
Contract
Flock Safety: $123,000 year · from Jan. 2025 · to Dec. 2025 (KUER, Jan. 21, 2026)
Sources
KUER, Jan. 21, 2026; KUTV, Jan. 23, 2026; Standard-Examiner, Dec. 17, 2020; Standard-Examiner, Sept. 14, 2026; Ogden City Police, Nov. 3, 2022; Ogden City Corporation, Purchasing Division, date not shown; KSL, Aug. 15, 2026; KUTV, July 30, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, March 3, 2026
  1. 2009 Ogden police have used plate-reader technology since 2009, the Standard-Examiner reported in 2020. (Standard-Examiner, Dec. 17, 2020)
  2. Dec. 17, 2020 The Standard-Examiner reported the department would add 20 Flock cameras chosen through a request for proposals, paid for with federal grants that also cover four years of maintenance. (Standard-Examiner, Dec. 17, 2020)
  3. 2021 The city signed its first Flock contract, KUER reported. (KUER, Jan. 21, 2026)
  4. Nov. 3, 2022 Police Policy 65 took effect, capping plate-reader data at 9 months and requiring a sergeant's or lieutenant's approval and a CAD call or case number for requests. (Ogden City Police, Nov. 3, 2022)
  5. Jan. 20, 2026 Chief Jake Sube gave the City Council a presentation on the cameras. KUER reported him saying the department can access data for only 30 days, and reported that the city does not take part in Flock's National Lookup. (KUTV, Jan. 23, 2026; KUER, Jan. 21, 2026)
  6. Aug. 2026 KSL reported the 41 cameras logged 414,597 unique plate reads and 2,225 hotlist hits over a recent 30 days, citing Flock's transparency portal for the city. (KSL, Aug. 15, 2026)
  7. Sept. 10, 2026 Mayor Ben Nadolski told the Standard-Examiner's editorial board he wants guidelines stronger than current state law and will look to support legislation, the paper reported. Sube said no misuse involving the system or Ogden residents has been reported. (Standard-Examiner, Sept. 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The $123,000 is 2025 spending per Transparent Utah as reported by KUER, the most of any Utah entity, not a contract value. Most funding is from U.S. Justice Department Project Safe Neighborhoods grants.
  • Sources differ on sharing: KUER (January 2026) says Ogden shares data with about 30 other Utah entities that use Flock; the Standard-Examiner (September 2026) reports Sube saying Ogden does not share data with any agency and that future sharing would need an MOU. A Weber sheriff's lieutenant said in March 2026 that Ogden restricts access through MOUs.
  • Sources differ on retention: written policy allows 9 months; KUER reports Sube saying the department can access data for only 30 days. Policy 65 lists a December 2024 review date, and a newer version was not found.
  • An undated Ogden purchasing notice says a selection committee recommended awarding the plate-reader contract to Flock; it gives no amount or term.
  • KUTV confirmed the Flock contract on July 30, 2026.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

City of Washington Terrace

Status
Ended or removed
Vendors
Flock Safety
Cameras
Count not documented
The city's trial was for three cameras. City minutes, KUER and the Tribune say none was installed; KSL's Aug. 25 story described cameras no longer in use (see notes). County-run cameras in the city are counted under the Weber County Sheriff's Office.
Contract
Flock Safety: $3,000 per camera; staff estimate $9,000 year (KUER, Sept. 1, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, March 17, 2026)
Sources
City of Washington Terrace, March 3, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, March 17, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, March 17, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 1, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 15, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Oct. 6, 2026; KUER, Sept. 1, 2026; KSL, Aug. 25, 2026; FOX 13 News, Sept. 1, 2026; KUTV, Aug. 26, 2026; The Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 4, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Sept. 1, 2026
  1. March 3, 2026 The council discussed a 60-day trial. Minutes record no vote; Council Member Zishan opposed Flock and Members West and Davidson spoke in favor. (City of Washington Terrace, March 3, 2026)
  2. March 17, 2026 The council approved installing three Flock cameras on a trial basis, a later city notice states. (City of Washington Terrace, March 17, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 1, 2026)
  3. Aug. 2026 Mayor Mark Allen said Gov. Cox's comments told him it was time to "put the brakes on it," KSL reported on Aug. 25. The story does not say when he said it. (KSL, Aug. 25, 2026)
  4. Sept. 1, 2026 The council voted 5-0 to end the trial approval, on a motion by West seconded by Zishan, the city's minutes show. Allen said the city likely won't revisit the issue until next year, the Tribune reported. (City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 1, 2026; FOX 13 News, Sept. 1, 2026; KUER, Sept. 1, 2026; The Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 4, 2026; City of Washington Terrace, Sept. 1, 2026)
  5. Sept. 15, 2026 Zishan asked about requesting that the county remove its cameras from the city. Members West and Davidson agreed to take it up after a meeting at the sheriff's office. (City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 15, 2026)
  6. Oct. 6, 2026 The agenda listed a Flock work-session discussion and an item for direction on removing the existing cameras, with no staff recommendation. The outcome was not found. (City of Washington Terrace, Utah Public Notice Website, Oct. 6, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • Sources differ: KSL (Aug. 25) said the city was partway through a three-month trial, now terminated, with cameras no longer in use. KUER and the Tribune said the trial ended before it began or any cameras were installed, and Fox 13 said the council voted not to install. The city's Sept. 1 minutes record the city manager saying the trial cameras had not been installed and nothing had been spent. City minutes describe a 60-day trial.
  • Sources differ: the city's March 3 minutes and March 17 staff report say two county cameras are in the city; its Sept. 1 minutes, KUER, KUTV, Fox 13 and the Tribune say three.
  • City records describe law enforcement provided under contract with the Weber County Sheriff's Office. The dollar figures describe a trial that was ended; the city manager said no money was spent, per the Tribune and the Sept. 1 minutes.

From agency records.

Statewide

  1. 2013 S.B. 196 put plate-reader guidelines for "a person or governmental entity" into law, per a legislative staff history. The code shows the Act's title section as enacted by Chapter 447 of the 2013 General Session. (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Sept. 16, 2026; Utah Legislature, 2025)
  2. 2014 Legislative staff say S.B. 222 narrowed the restrictions so they cover only government entities and made those entities get a warrant or court order for data held privately. S.B. 51 put public transit districts on the list of allowed users. (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Sept. 16, 2026)
  3. 2020 Legislative staff say H.B. 128 let higher education institutions use the readers. H.B. 443 extended that to the Utah Inland Port Authority in 2022. (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Sept. 16, 2026)
  4. 2023 Legislative staff say S.B. 250 made police log their plate-data searches and publish their policies, and spelled out which police uses are allowed. UDOT says the bill also set up a way for municipalities to get permission for readers in state rights-of-way. (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Sept. 16, 2026; Utah Department of Transportation, date not shown)
  5. 2024 Legislative staff say S.B. 45 let police use the readers to reach the Utah Criminal Justice Information System and added a definition of "active criminal investigation." (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Sept. 16, 2026)
  6. 2025 H.B. 468 (Chevrier) proposed 90-day maximum retention, annual reporting to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and First Amendment limits. Utah News Dispatch reported it passed the House and died in the Senate. S.B. 138 (Owens), also 2025, would have removed the warrant requirement for plate data from nongovernmental sources. (Utah Legislature, 2025; Utah News Dispatch, Aug. 20, 2026; Utah Legislature, 2025)
  7. Jan. 30, 2025 The State Auditor's privacy office published a draft privacy alert on plate readers listing concerns about retention, sharing and misconfigured systems and recommending published policies and routine audits. It names no Utah agency and gives no Utah counts. (Utah Office of the State Auditor, Jan. 30, 2025)
  8. May 14, 2025 The Utah Office of Data Privacy published its review of a complaint about two unnamed law enforcement agencies. It found neither had a filed retention schedule for plate data, found policy language at one that went beyond or conflicted with the Act, and recommended corrections. (Utah Office of Data Privacy, May 14, 2025)
  9. Sept. 30, 2025 The Utah Privacy Commission's FY2026 report recommended the Legislature consider a version of H.B. 468 reflecting consensus among major stakeholders, including law enforcement. (Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 30, 2025)
  10. Oct. 14, 2025 The current version of 41-6a-2003 took effect, as amended by Chapter 9 of the 2025 First Special Session, according to the Legislature's code site. Under the Act, plate data a government entity captures is a protected record that may not be kept more than nine months except as listed, and police need a written policy on use, management and auditing. (Utah Legislature, Oct. 14, 2025; Utah Legislature, 2025)
  11. 2026 A Utah Privacy Commission ALPR Task Force advisory recommended a 21-day retention baseline, with up to nine months for agencies in a state study. It asked policymakers to consider immutable audit logs and limits on vendors using Utah data for AI training, and to evaluate protections against direct, bulk or unrestricted out-of-state access. The advisory's text is undated. (Utah Privacy Commission (Utah Public Notice Website), 2026)
  12. 2026 The same advisory said Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Executive Board minutes of Feb. 12, 2014, indicate agreements were prepared to authorize sharing data, including plate data, with Palantir systems. It said the extent of any data provided is unknown and that it had not verified a report the state's Palantir relationship ended around 2021. (Utah Privacy Commission (Utah Public Notice Website), 2026)
  13. March 3, 2026 A House committee report dated March 3, 2026 returned H.B. 327, whose first substitute was titled License Plate Reader and Data Retention Amendments, to the Rules Committee. The substitute would have set 150-day general retention and banned facial recognition. KSL reported, without giving a bill number, that a related 2026 bill did not get a hearing. (Utah Legislature, 2026; KSL, Aug. 20, 2026; Utah Legislature, March 3, 2026)
  14. March 4, 2026 Utah Privacy Commission minutes recorded the expectation that H.B. 327 would likely not pass that session, with issues unresolved between police agencies and legislators. (Utah Public Notice Website, March 4, 2026)
  15. May 19, 2026 Rep. Chevrier wrote to the Utah Privacy Commission asking for recommendations on 1st Sub. H.B. 327 for the 2027 session by Sept. 30, 2026. (Utah Public Notice Website, May 19, 2026)
  16. Aug. 2026 KSL reported that Utah law enforcement agencies need a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Public Safety before they can trade plate data with one another, in a story on Davis County commissioners approving theirs 2-1. (KSL, Aug. 15, 2026)
  17. Aug. 14, 2026 Utah News Dispatch reported Utah Civic Compact figures showing 10 Weber County Flock cameras were searched 5.1 million times from February 2022 through July 2026, with almost 97% of searches from out-of-state agencies. The Compact said it was not alleging unlawful activity. (Utah News Dispatch, Aug. 14, 2026)
  18. Aug. 20, 2026 Gov. Cox said he was "deeply troubled" and asked the Utah Privacy Governing Board and Utah Privacy Commission to review the rules, especially local agency use. "If there are some gaps, then yes, I would absolutely support legislation," he said. (KSL, Aug. 20, 2026; Utah News Dispatch, Aug. 20, 2026)
  19. Sept. 2, 2026 KUTV reported an aide said House Speaker Mike Schultz would seek legislation restricting Flock cameras and setting limits on the handling of their data, including its sale, and did not rule out a special session. Sen. Kathleen Riebe said she wants to propose limits too. (KUTV, Sept. 2, 2026)
  20. Sept. 8, 2026 A Utah Civic Compact presentation to the Utah Privacy Commission set Weber County's Flock contract beside the statute. It showed the contract's "Permitted Purpose" definition next to the four purposes for which police may access captured plate data, and said Flock holds final discretion to veto a camera location. It stated no formal compliance finding. (Utah Civic Compact (Utah Public Notice Website), Sept. 8, 2026)
  21. Sept. 16, 2026 The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee heard staff, police groups and the Office of Data Privacy on plate readers, with no vote. Co-chair Sen. Calvin Musselman said lawmakers are "not considering a ban on license plate readers," and a bill file was opened. (Utah Legislature, Sept. 16, 2026; FOX 13 News Utah, Sept. 17, 2026; KSL, Sept. 16, 2026)
  22. Sept. 16, 2026 The Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee, whose voting members include the Department of Public Safety and Attorney General's Office, told the committee it supports explicit bans on unauthorized use, periodic external audits and notifying people whose data was unlawfully accessed. It said retention changes need further discussion. (Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee (via Utah Legislature), Sept. 16, 2026)
  23. Sept. 23, 2026 The Utah Privacy Governing Board's agenda for Sept. 23 scheduled a workshop on its review approach, with speakers listed from the Privacy Commission task force, the Department of Public Safety, the Attorney General's Office, the Riverton City Council, the Cato Institute and the Libertas Institute. (Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 23, 2026)
  24. Oct. 2026 Privacy advocates presented possible limits to legislators, including tighter access, shorter retention and new ways to challenge misuse, the Tribune reported (weekday only: a Wednesday before Oct. 22). TownLift reported the bill has no number yet. (The Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 22, 2026; TownLift, Oct. 22, 2026)
  25. Oct. 28, 2026 KSL reported that Utah Civic Compact president Connor Radcliffe estimates Utah has at least 1,000 plate-reader cameras, and that a precise count has been hard to pin down. (KSL, Oct. 28, 2026)

State agencies

Utah Department of Public Safety (including Utah Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation and SIAC)

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Vendor not named in source
Cameras
Count not documented
No reader count found. The policy and SIAC page give none.
Sources
Utah Department of Public Safety (SIAC), July 22, 2025; Utah Statewide Information and Analysis Center, date not shown; Utah Department of Public Safety (Utah Public Notice Website), date not shown; KSL, March 6, 2026; KSL, April 27, 2026; KSL, Aug. 15, 2026; Utah Legislature, interim committee materials, Sept. 16, 2026; Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee (via Utah Legislature), Sept. 16, 2026; Utah Public Notice Website, Sept. 23, 2026
  1. Dec. 20, 2023 UDOT special use permit application R2-ALPRS 002 for DPS was signed; the published form lists no locations, camera count or contractor. (Utah Department of Public Safety (SIAC), July 22, 2025)
  2. July 22, 2025 Latest Lexipol copyright date on DPS Policy 639: nine-month retention, release of data to agencies that have signed a memorandum of understanding, and audits "on a regular basis." (Utah Department of Public Safety (SIAC), July 22, 2025)
  3. March 6, 2026 DPS investigations chief Tanner Jensen told KSL the technology is "a vital tool for law enforcement." KSL reported in April that police are working with lawmakers on guardrails, and Jensen said the state is trying to balance the technology with civil and privacy rights. (KSL, March 6, 2026; KSL, April 27, 2026)
  4. Aug. 2026 KSL reported Davis County commissioners approved a plate-data sharing agreement with DPS, and that Weber County approved its agreement with the state on June 2. (KSL, Aug. 15, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • An undated DPS slide deck says "To date, 23 agencies have signed the DPS MOU"; it counts agencies, not cameras, and has no date.
  • SIAC's page says DPS scan data purges automatically after 9 months, DPS cannot access commercial plate data without a warrant, and sharing requires an inter-agency agreement. It names Flock only as an example of a company offering a device, not as DPS's vendor.
  • Policy 639 does not name UHP or SBI, though it refers to troopers. A success-story handout at the Sept. 16, 2026 hearing says UHP used mobile units on I-15 and I-80 in 2018. No separate SBI or UHP program record was found.
  • No Attorney General enforcement action on plate readers was found; the AG's Office appears only as a member of the law enforcement legislative committee and as a scheduled speaker to the Privacy Governing Board.

From agency records.