Department of Public Safety
Pinal County Sheriff's Office
Chandler Police Department
Tucson Police Department
Phoenix Police Department
Automatic License Plate Readers: Are You Being Followed?
In July 2012, American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in 36 states and Washington D.C. sent requests to 587 local police departments and state agencies demanding information on how they use automatic license plate readers (ALPR) to track and record Americans' movements.
On the same day, the ACLU and the ACLU of Massachusetts filed federal FOIA requests with the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Transportation to learn how the federal government funds ALPR expansion nationwide and uses the technology itself. Learn more»
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ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Alaska
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Anchorage Police Department
Department of Public Safety
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Arkansas
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Arkansas State Police
Colorado
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Adams County Sheriff's Department
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department
Aurora Police Department
Boulder County Sheriff's Office
Boulder Police Department
Colorado Springs Police Department
Commerce City Police Department
Denver Department of Safety
Durango Police Department
Erie Police Department
Grand Junction Police Department
Lafayette Police Department
Littleton Police Department
Longmont Police Department
Louisville Police Department
Thornton Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Office of Preparedness
Georgia
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Florida
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Jacksonville Police Department
Miami Police Department
Miami-Dade Police Department
Tampa Police Department
Illinois
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Illinois State Police
Metro East Auto Theft Task Force
Chicago Police Department
Lemont Police Department
Burbank Police Department<
Oak Forest Police Department
Streamwood Police Department
Hanover Park Police Department
Bellwood Police Department
Evanston Police Department
Springfield Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Illinois Department Of Transportation
Illinois State Toll Highway Police
Iowa
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Ames Police Department
Cedar Falls Police Department
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Coralville Police Department
Davenport Police Department
Des Moines Police Department
Iowa City Police Department
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa State Patrol
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Sioux City Police Department
Waterloo Police Department
West Des Moines Police Department
Iowa Dept. of Public Safety, Div. of Intelligence and Fusion Center
Kansas
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Wichita Police Department
Hutchinson Police Department
Shawnee Police Department
Lenexa Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Kansas Highway Patrol
Louisiana
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
California
ACLU Affiliates Have Filed Requests and Have Filed Requests Previously
ACLU of Southern California and ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties filed requests previously.
ACLU of Northern California filed requests and has filed requests previously.
ACLU of Northern California requests For information on ALPR implementaion:Ìý
Fremont Police Department
Novato Police Department
San Francisco Police Department
Alameda Police Department
Berkeley Police Department
Burlingame Police Department
Chico
Concord Police Department
Daly City Police Department
East Palo Alto Police Department
El Cerrito Police Department
Elk Grove
Fairfield
Foster City Police Department
Hayward Police Department
Hercules Police Department
Livermore
Madera
Menlo Park Police Department
Millbrae Police Department
Milpitas
Palo Alto
Piedmont
Pittsburg Police Department
Rancho Cordova
Redding
Salinas
San Anselmo
San Leandro
San Mateo Police Department
San Pablo Police Department
Santa Cruz Police Department
Santa Rosa
Sausalito Police Department
South San Francisco Police Department
Tiburon Police Department
Vacaville
Yuba City
Butte County Sheriff's Office
El Dorado County Sheriff
Humboldt County Sheriff
Mendocino County Sheriff
Merced County Sheriff
Napa Sheriff's Office
Nevada County Sheriff
Placer County
San Joaquin County
Santa Clara Sheriff's Office
Yolo County
ACLU of Northern California requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:Ìý
Butte County Board of Supervisors
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
Merced County Board of Supervisors
Napa County Board of Supervisors
Placer County Board of Supervisors
San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Yolo County Board of Supervisors
San Rafael Police Department
Twin Cities Chief of Police
Mill Valley Police Department
Sacramento SheriffÌý
California Highway Patrol
California Office of Media Relations
CA State Park Rangers
California Department of Justice
Connecticut
ACLU Affiliates Have Filed Requests and Have Filed Requests Previously
Danbury Police Department
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
ACLU Affiliate Has Also Filed Requests Previously
Delaware
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Delaware Department of Transportation
New Castle County
Town of Dewey Beach
Elsmere Bureau of Police
City of Harrington
Milford Police Department
Town of Newport
Town of Smyrna
Delaware Department of Justice
City of Wilmington Law Department
Delaware City
Dover Department of Police
Town of Georgetown
Lewes Police Department
Town of Newark
Rehoboth Beach Police Department
District of Columbia
ACLU Affiliates Have Filed Requests and Have Filed Requests Previously
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
ACLU Affiliate Has Also Filed Requests Previously.
Massachusetts
ACLU Affiliates Have Filed Requests and Have Filed Requests Previously
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Boston Police Department
Quincy Police Department
Franklin Police Department
New Bedford Police Department
Worcester Police Department
Springfield Police Department
Maine
States With Positive Laws Governing ALPR Use
Maryland
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Annapolis Police Department
Anne Arundel County Police Department
Baltimore City Police Department
Baltimore County Police Department
Baltimore County Sheriff's Office
Charles County Sheriff's Office
Harford County Sheriff's Office
Howard County Police Department
Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Maryland Highway Administration
Maryland State Police
Maryland Transit Administration Police
Maryland Transportation Authority Police
Montgomery County Police Department
Prince George's County Sheriff's Office
Prince George's County Police Department
Takoma Park Police Department
Bowie Police Department
Calvert County Sheriff's Office
Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Cecil County Sheriff's Office
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Frederick Police Department
Gaithersburg Police Department
Greenbelt Police Department
Hagerstown Police Department
Laurel Police Department
Ocean City Police Department
Rockville Police Department
Salisbury Police Department
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office
Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Governor's Office of Homeland Security
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Maryland Transit Administration
Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center
Maryland State Highway Administration
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Missouri
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Kansas City Police Department
Minnesota
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Bloomington Police Department
Minnesota State Patrol
Olmstead County Sheriff
Mille Lacs County Sheriff
Minneapolis Police Department
Moorhead Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Minnesota Department of Commerce
North Carolina
ACLU Affiliates Have Filed Requests and Have Filed Requests Previously
Alamance Co. Sheriff's Office
Anson Co. Sheriff's Office
Apex Police Department
Asheville Police Department
Avery Co. Sheriff's Office
Beaufort Co. Sheriff's Office
Brunswick Co. Sheriff's Office
Buncombe Co. Sheriff's Office
Burke Co. Sheriff's Office
Burlington Police Department
Caldwell Co. Sheriff's Office
Camden Co. Sheriff's Office
Carteret Co. Sheriff's Office
Cary Police Department
Caswell Co. Sheriff's Office
Catawba Co. Sheriff's Office
Chapel Hill Police Department
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Chatham Co. Sheriff's Office
Concord Police Department
Cumberland Co. Sheriff's Office
Davie Co. Sheriff's Office
Durham Co. Sheriff's Office
Durham Police Department
Edgecombe Co. Sheriff's Office
Fayetteville Police Department
Forsyth Co. Sheriff's Office
Garner Police Department
Gaston Co. Sheriff's Office
Gastonia Police Department
Goldsboro Police Department
Greensboro Police Department
Greenville Police Department
Guilford Co. Sheriff's Office
Halifax Co. Sheriff's Office
Hertford Co. Sheriff's Office
Hickory Police Department
High Point Police Department
Holly Springs Police Department
Huntersville Police Department
Jacksonville Police Department
Jones Co. Sheriff's Office
Lenoir Co. Sheriff's Office
New Hanover Co. Sheriff's Office
Onslow Co. Sheriff's Office
Orange Co. Sheriff's Office
Pitt Co. Sheriff's Office
Raleigh Police Department
Randolph Co. Sheriff's Office
Rockingham Co. Sheriff's Office
Sampson Co. Sheriff's Office
Stanly Co. Sheriff's Office
Stokes Co. Sheriff's Office
Transylvania Co. Sheriff's Office
Union Co. Sheriff's Office
Wake Co. Sheriff's Office
Wilmington Police Department
Wilson Co. Sheriff's Office
Winston-Salem Police Department
New York
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Westchester County District Attorney's Office
Westchester County Department of Public Safety
Westchester County Department of Probation
Ardsley Police Department
Bedford Police DepartmentÌý
Briarcliff Manor Police Department
Bronxville Police Department
Croton-on-Hudson Police Department
Elmsford Police Department
Greenburgh Police Department
Harrison Police Department
Irvington Police Department
Village of Mamaroneck Police Department
Town of Mamaroneck Police Department
Mount Kisco Police Department
Mount Pleasant Police Department
Mount Vernon Police Department
New Rochelle Police Department
New Castle Police Department
Ossining Police Department
Peekskill Police Department
Pelham Police Department
Scarsdale Police Department
Sleepy Hollow Police Department
Yonkers Police Department
Yorktown Police Department
White Plains Police Department
Rockland County Sheriff's Office
Haverstraw Town Police Department
Orangetown Police Department
Spring Valley Police Department
Stony Point Police Department
Suffern Police Department
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office
Eastern Dutchess Government Center
Beacon Police Department
Fishkill Police Department
City of Poughkeepsie Police Department
Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department
Rhinebeck Police Department
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Orange County Probation Department
Blooming Grove Police Department
Town of Chester Police Department
Village of Chester Police Department
Town of Cornwall Police Department
Town of Crawford Police Department
Town of Deerpark Police Department
Village of Goshen Police Department
Town of Goshen Police Department
Village of Harriman Police Department
Village of Highland Falls Police Department
Middletown Police Department
Monroe Police Department
Montgomery Police Department
Mount Hope Police Department
City of Newburgh Police Department
Town of Newburgh Police Department
New Windsor Police Department
Port Jervis Police Department
Tuxedo Police Department
Walden Police Department
Warwick Police Department
Putnam County Sheriff's Department
Carmel Police Department
Kent Police Department
Ulster County Sheriff's Department
Kingston Police Department
Town of Lloyd Police Department
New Paltz Police Department
Saugerties Police Department
Shawangunk Police Department
Town of Ulster Police Department
Woodstock Police Department
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Buffalo Police Department
Cheektowaga Police Department
Nassau County Police Department
Nassau County Department of Purchasing
Nassau County Sheriff's Office
Nassau County Department of Public Works
Suffolk County Department of Public Works
Suffolk County Police Department
New Hampshire
States With Positive Laws Governing ALPR Use
New Mexico
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Albuquerque Police Department
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
New Mexico State Police
Nevada
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Metro Las Vegas Police Department
Reno Police Department
Washoe County Sheriff's Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Office of Criminal Justice Assistance
New Jersey
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Newark Police Department
Jersey City Police Department
Paterson Police Department
Elizabeth Police Department
Edison Police Department
Woodbridge Police Department
Lakewood Police Department
Toms River Police Department
Hamilton Police Department
Trenton Police Department
Camden Police Department
Cherry Hill Police Department
Passaic Police Department
Middletown Police Department
Franklin Police Department
Vineland Police Department
New Brunswick Police Department
Evesham Police Department
Hackensack Police Department
Atlantic City Police Department
New Jersey State Police
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
Ohio
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Oklahoma
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Oklahoma City Police Department
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office
Tulsa Police Department
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
Norman Police Department
Lawton Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
Oregon
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Albany Police Department
Ashland Police Department
Beaverton Police Department
Bend Police Department
Benton Sheriff Department
Canby Police Department
Central Point Police Department
Clackamas Sheriff Department
Coos Bay Police Department
Cornelius Police Department
Corvalis Police Department
Dallas Police Department
Damascus Police Department
Eugene Police Department
Forest Grove Police Department
Gladstone Police Department
Grants Pass Police Department
Gresham Police Department
Happy Valley Police Department
Hermiston Police Department
Hillsboro Police Department
Keizer Police Department
Klamath Police Department
La Grande Police Department
Lake Oswego Police Department
Lane Sheriff Department
Linn Sheriff Department
Lebanon Police Department
Marion Police Department
McMinnville Police Department
Medford Police Department
Milwaukie Police Department
Multnomah Sheriff Department
Newberg-Dundee Police Department
Newport Police Department
Ontario Police Department
Oregon City Police Department
Oregon State Police
Pendleton Police Department
Portland Police Department
Redmond Police Department
Roseburg Police Department
Salem Police Department
Sherwood Police Department
Springfield Police Department
St. Helens Police Department
Dalles Police Department
Tigard Police Department
Troutdale Police Department
Tualatin Police Department
Washington Sheriff Department
West Linn Police Department
Wilsonville Police Department
Woodburn Police Department
Pennsylvania
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
City of Pittsburgh Police
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania State Police
Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Parking Authority
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Peters Township Police Department
North Strabane Township Police Department
South Strabane Township Police Department
Cecil Township Police Department
Borough of Canonsburg Police Department
Monaca Borough Police Department
Baldwin Borough Police Department
Baldwin Township Police Department
Mount Lebanon Police Department
Wilkes Barre Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority
Rhode Island
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Public Safety Grant Administration Office
Rhode Island Department of Public Safety
Rhode Island State Police
Providence Police Department
Pawtucket Police Department
Cranston Police Department
Newport Police Department
Woonsocket Police Department
Central Falls Police Department
East Providence Police Department
Warwick Police Department
South Carolina
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
City of Mount Pleasant
City of Columbia
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:Ìý
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
Tennessee
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Memphis Police Department
Nashville Police Department<
Chattanooga Police Department
Knoxville Police Department
Oak Ridge Police Department
Clarksville Police Department
Murfreesboro Police Department
Jackson Police Department
Shelbyville Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:Ìý
State Highway Patrol
Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs
Texas
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Allen Police Department
Arlington Police Department
Austin Police Department
Bexar County
Bexar County Sheriff's Office
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
Dallas Police Department
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
El Paso Police Department
Fort Worth Police Department
Groves Police Department
Harris County Sheriff's Office
Harris County Toll Road Authority
Highland Village Police Department
Houston Police Department
Lewisville Police Department
Mesquite Police Department
Plano Police Department
Port Arthur Police Department
San Antonio Police Department
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office
Texas A&M University System
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Texas Park and Wildlife Department
Texas State University System
Texas Tech University System
University of North Texas
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas System
Utah
ACLU Affiliates Have Filed Requests and Have Filed Requests Previously
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Utah State Tax Commission
ACLU of Utah also filed requests previously in:
Utah Highway Patrol
Ogden City Police Department
Iron County Sheriff's Office
ACLU of Utah Press Release
Vermont
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Town of Hartford
Vermont Depatment of Public Safety
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:Ìý
Homeland Security Unit, Vermonth Department of Public Safety
ACLU of Vermont Press Release
Virginia
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Fairfax County
Virginia Beach City
Prince William County
Chesterfield County
Loudoun County
Henrico County
Norfolk City
Chesapeake City
Arlington County
Richmond City
Harrisonburg City
Lynchburg City
Danville City
Bristol City
Warrenton City
Virginia State Police
Washington State
ACLU Affiliate Has Filed Requests Previously
ACLU Affiliate Has Filed Requests Previously
Wyoming
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests
Requests for information on ALPR implementation filed in:
Casper Police Department
Cheyenne Police Department
Gillette Police Department
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Laramie County Sheriff's Office
Natrona County Sheriff's Office
Rock Spring Police Department
Requests for information on ALPR funding filed in:
Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Kentucky
ACLU Affiliate Filed Requests