Who runs license plate readers in Nevada County?
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- Agency
- Grass Valley Police Department
- Vendor
- Motorola Solutions Vigilant
- Devices
- —
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Nevada County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Truckee Police Department
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
- Retired Flock license plate readers
- Agency
- Grass Valley Police Department
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilant license plate reader | Grass Valley Police Department | Motorola Solutions Vigilant | Active | — |
| License plate readers | Nevada County Sheriff's Office | Flock Safety | Active | — |
| License plate readers | Truckee Police Department | Flock Safety | Active | — |
| Flock license plate readers | Grass Valley Police Department | Flock Safety | Retired | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 94
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Grass Valley Police
- Whether the Vigilant reader continues after the August 2026 suspension of fixed readers.
- The Vigilant agreement and the sharing list for this system.
Nevada County Sheriff
- The usage and privacy policy, expected inside the published policy manual.
- The agreement that followed the 2023 pilot, the camera count, locations and spending to date.
- The sharing list and any change to it.
Truckee Police
- Resolution 2023-03 and any expansion, with camera count and cost.
- The sharing list in the vendor system.
Grass Valley Police
- The council item and date that approved the order form.
- The cancellation notice to the vendor and what happened to stored data.
- The list of agencies that had access and the search counts before suspension.
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 Nevada County.
Go to the Nevada 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 ↗