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Who runs license plate readers in Calaveras County?

On the map

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Community-reported

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What we do not know

Angels Camp Police

  • What authorized the $43,600 payment to Flock Safety, if not a council resolution or agreement?
  • Where will the three Axon Outpost readers be sited, and were they installed on schedule?
  • Which retention period is actually configured in each system, one year or 30 days?
  • Who may query the data, and which agencies or vendor networks receive it?
  • What does the Sheriff's dispatch access consist of, and under what agreement?
  • Was a Civil Code 1798.90.55 hearing required before the July 2026 approval, and was one held?
  • Where are the annual military equipment reports that the city's own Ordinance 527 requires?

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 confirmed where each of them meets in Calaveras County and how public comment works there.

How to show up in Calaveras County →

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 ↗