Who runs license plate readers in Montgomery County?
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Constable, Precinct 4, Montgomery County Constable, Precinct 5
- Vendor
- AutoVu, ELSAG North America, Vigilant Solutions
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License plate readers | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Constable, Precinct 4, Montgomery County Constable, Precinct 5 | AutoVu, ELSAG North America, Vigilant Solutions | Active | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 345
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Montgomery County Sheriff, Constable Precinct 4 and Constable Precinct 5
- How many plate readers Montgomery County agencies operate today, fixed and in-car, and where the fixed ones stand.
- How long plate reads are kept, and which agencies can search them.
- Whether the Sheriff's Office or any constable has a written plate reader policy.
- What the two Multiple Use Agreements with the Texas Department of Transportation actually cover.
- Whether the county's Axon body camera and in-car video contract includes plate reader licenses, as an Axon contract did in two other Texas counties.
- What Constable Precinct 5's access to the state plate reader database allows, and how often it is used.
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 Montgomery County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Montgomery 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 ↗