United States, Orange County, Florida
Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
Licence plate readers
OperationalJournalismPAI-4D532B8B
- Body
- Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
- Country
- United States
- Area
- Orange County, Florida
- Technology
- Licence plate readers
- Supplier
- Not stated in the source
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- WFTV, 2 September 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-4D532B8B
Notes
WFTV reported on 2 September 2026 that the sheriff's office plans to continue using licence plate reader cameras where their use is permitted, and will stop using them where the Florida Department of Transportation no longer allows them. The office says the data has helped solve violent crimes, locate missing people and recover stolen property. The Orlando Sentinel reported on 1 September 2026 that Sheriff John Mina had recently said the office has 160 cameras at a cost of $158,000 a year, and quoted him saying that losing the technology would be 'a huge detriment to law enforcement'. The office says Mina has made clear that misuse will not be tolerated. The WFTV article does not name a vendor.
Licence plate readers elsewhere in United States
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Police DepartmentANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) | United StatesCalifornia | Axon | 2026 | Trial | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionPredictive Intelligence Program: licence plate reader networks with a travel-pattern algorithm | United StatesBorder Patrol: southwest and northern borders and interior highways | — | — | Operational | |
| US Immigration and Customs EnforcementLicence plate reader data: commercial database queries and AI plate capture and analysis | United StatesNationwide (Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations) | Motorola Solutions (per the DHS inventory); West Publishing (Thomson Reuters) for commercial plate data, per Biometric Update | — | Operational | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionLand Border Integration: licence plate and occupant face recognition at land ports (Rekor) | United StatesLand ports of entry | Rekor | 2021 | Operational | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionAirship Outpost identification of conveyances | United StatesNationwide | Airship | 2023 | Operational | |
| Federal Bureau of InvestigationLicence plate readers (three inventory entries) | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Operational | |
| Drug Enforcement AdministrationLicence plate readers (DEASIL programme and state, federal and commercial partner data) | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Operational | |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesAccess to ELSAG licence plate readers run by HIDTA partners | United StatesNationwide | Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions LLC | — | Operational | |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesThomson Reuters Vigilant Vehicle Manager | United StatesNationwide | Motorola | — | Operational | |
| Criminal Division, US Department of JusticeThomson Reuters CLEAR licence plate recognition | United StatesNationwide | Thomson Reuters | — | Operational | |
| US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector GeneralAccess to the Nlets Nationwide Licence Plate Reader Pointer Index | United StatesNationwide | Thomson Reuters | — | Operational | |
| Baltimore Police DepartmentAxon licence plate readers | United StatesBaltimore, Maryland | Axon | — | Proposed |