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Colorado

Snapshot · 2026-10-12

2,751

reported license-plate cameras in Colorado (#16 of 51)

Local decisions tracked

10

entries in the DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker tracker (retrieved 2026-10-11)

City files

20

Colorado places with a city page

Trend: our daily history for Colorado starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.

Colorado ALPR law

§ 24-72-113

Requires that video or still images obtained by passive surveillance by governmental entities, such as images from monitoring cameras, must be destroyed within three years after the recording of the images, unless retention is authorized under 24-72-113. Specifies that the custodian of a passive surveillance record may only access the record beyond the first anniversary after the date of creation of the record if there has been a notice of claim filed, or an accident or other specific incident that may cause the passive surveillance record to become evidence in any civil, labor, administrative, or felony criminal proceeding. Creates exceptions allowing retention of passive surveillance records of any correctional facility, local jail, or private contract of prison and passive surveillance records made or maintained as required under federal law.

Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.

Local decisions in Colorado

  • Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Routt County, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Routt County Sheriff Doug Scherar told the Yampa Valley Bugle he intends to cancel the sheriff's Flock contract after audit logs showed local cameras were included in more than eight million searches by thousands of agencies from Jan. 1, 2025 to Aug. 17, 2026. The office believed sharing was limited to Colorado but had

  • Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Englewood, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: The Littleton Independent reported September 11, 2026 that Englewood City Council voted 6-0 on September 8 to terminate the city's Flock contract. A proposed Axon ALPR replacement failed 3-3, so the city has no permanently installed plate readers after the Flock exit. Coverage said Flock cameras will no longer capture

  • Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Salida, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Salida, CO terminated its Flock Safety contract covering 6 cameras. Cited reasons: Public backlash; Privacy / data-retention / access concerns; Inappropriate-use concerns.

  • Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Moffat County, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Moffat County Sheriff Chip McIntyre announced August 13, 2026 that deputies stopped using Flock immediately and that the office will not renew when the contract expires December 31, 2026. The Craig Daily Press reported 10 leased cameras and about $30,000 a year shared with Craig PD and a regional task force. McIntyre c

  • Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Steamboat Springs, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett directed the city's six fixed Flock ALPR cameras deactivated immediately after a contentious August 25, 2026 public forum. A city release said the city plans to end its Flock contract. Council was set to give further direction at a September 8 work session.

  • Jun 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Fort Collins, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Fort Collins canceled its Flock Safety camera contract.

  • Dec 2025 · PAUSED

    Longmont, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Longmont halted Flock license plate reader data sharing while weighing whether to end its contract.

  • Aug 2025 · CAMERAS DEACTIVATED

    Louisville, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: The City of Louisville deactivated its cameras after a community member found that the system was severely misrepresented in both its data sharing practices and its capabilities.

  • May 2025 · PROPOSAL REJECTED

    Denver, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: City council voted unanimously to reject the $66,000 contract extension with Flock Safety after public pushback and concerns over privacy, civil liberties, and sharing data with federal agencies.

  • Dec 2024 · PROPOSAL REJECTED

    Elbert County, CO. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted not to renew its contract with Flock Safety after concerns of government overreach.

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