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Loudoun County, Virginia supervisors to consider a study of how many Flock cameras are in use and how the data is shared
Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors will consider on Tuesday, Oct. 20, whether to launch a study of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers used in the county, WTOP reported on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Sterling District Supervisor Koran Saines recommended the study, which would count the Flock cameras used by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, police in Leesburg, Middleburg and Purcellville, and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department, according to WTOP. A staff memo says the study should also look at how the data is used and shared with other agencies, how long each agency keeps it, and whether that complies with the Virginia law requiring plate reader data to be deleted 21 days after capture unless it is part of an ongoing investigation, prosecution or civil action. Each agency would also be invited to brief the board at a future meeting. WTOP noted that Arlington County and Fairfax County voted in September to end their use of Flock equipment.
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