Who runs license plate readers in Collin County?
- Approved Flock Safety plate readers
- Agency
- Collin County Sheriff's Office, Collin County Public Works
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
- Approved Motorola and Vigilant plate readers
- Agency
- Collin County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Motorola Solutions (Vigilant)
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flock Safety plate readers | Collin County Sheriff's Office, Collin County Public Works | Flock Safety | Approved | — |
| Motorola and Vigilant plate readers | Collin County Sheriff's Office | Motorola Solutions (Vigilant) | Approved | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
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- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Collin County Sheriff and Collin County Public Works
- Which county office operates the 48 cameras, the portable readers and the trailers bought in November 2025.
- Where the cameras are installed, and whether the trailers move.
- What the 10 integrated video streams in the FreeForm allocation are connected to.
- Whose cameras the Sheriff's Office can search under the 2022 agreement, and which agencies can search the county's cameras.
- Whether the county has a written plate reader use and audit policy, and whether the Commissioners Court has seen one.
- Whether the county has renewed or extended the contract after its first year.
Collin County Sheriff
- Where the donated fixed readers are installed, and which vehicles carry the mobile readers.
- How long the Sheriff's Office keeps plate reads, and which agencies can search them through Vigilant's hosted service.
- Whether the plate reader service on the seven in-car cameras is switched on.
- Whether the office has a written plate reader use and audit policy, and whether the Commissioners Court has seen one.
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 Collin County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Collin 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 ↗