Who runs license plate readers in Amador County?
- Active Flock license plate readers
- Agency
- Amador County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- 10 contracted; 8 installed as of August 11, 2026
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flock license plate readers | Amador County Sheriff's Office | Flock Safety | Active | 10 contracted; 8 installed as of August 11, 2026 |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 12
- Community-reported
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), including community reporting via the DeFlock project. Tiles by OpenFreeMap.
What we do not know
Amador County Sheriff
- Which retention period is configured and controlling, 30 days or at least one year?
- Which grants and partners funded the $85,500 agreement?
- When did each reader enter service, and when does the initial contract term end?
- What policy and safeguard revisions did the Sheriff describe as underway in August 2026?
- What audit interval does the office use, and are aggregate audit results published?
- Which agencies can search Amador data, and which outside reader networks can Amador users search?
What license plate readers are
An automated license plate reader photographs every passing vehicle and records the plate, the time and the place. It does not watch suspects. It logs everyone, and the record is usually kept on a vendor’s servers.
How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →
What you can do
Civic action
Show up
This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Amador County.
Go to the Amador County hub →Personal protection
Protect yourself
Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.
Surveillance Self-Defense ↗