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Sullivan County, Tennessee commission withdraws one plate-reader resolution and tables a conditional ALPR ban until April 2027
The Sullivan County Commission on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 withdrew one resolution on automated license plate readers and tabled a second until its regularly scheduled April 2027 meeting, the Bristol Herald Courier and Kingsport Times News reported. Commissioner Joe Carr withdrew a resolution that would have barred the county and its departments from funding, participating in or accessing certain ALPR data without a warrant, saying he did not have enough support. The second resolution, sponsored by Carr and co-sponsored by Commissioner Lakie Derrick, would ban ALPRs in the county, including Flock Safety systems, but only if state or federal lawmakers give the county that authority; Commissioner Matthew Johnson moved to table it until April and Carr accepted the motion, the Herald Courier reported. Commissioner Don Thompson said he supports safeguards for the cameras but wants the discussion to wait until the state legislative session advances. The commission had already voted in August not to renew the sheriff's office Flock contract, which ends in January 2027.
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