Rhode Island State Police

A Rhode Island governor's press release dated 18 August 2026 says the State Police will not install or activate additional licence plate reader cameras during the 60-day review ordered by Governor Dan McKee, and that existing State Police cameras may continue to operate under current policies and safeguards; it urges cities and towns to pause new installations too. WJAR (NBC 10) reported on 30 July 2026 that the State Police were installing 39 plate readers statewide under a $597,000, three-year Flock contract whose term begins only once all cameras are installed, that a passing plate is checked against the NCIC system, and that Captain Marc Alboum said the State Police would not share the data with other states or federal agencies. WJAR reported on 19 October 2026 that the governor and the State Police had released a model policy for licence plate readers (data deleted within 30 days unless held for an investigation, quarterly audits), that the pause on new cameras was being extended to allow time to draft legislation, and that the State Police had installed 24 of their 39 contracted cameras when the pause began. Ocean State Media reported on 20 October 2026 that the policy is voluntary until legislation is passed. No source gives the date the State Police's first cameras began operating.