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Kentucky

Snapshot · 2026-10-12

1,874

reported license-plate cameras in Kentucky (#24 of 51)

Local decisions tracked

5

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

City files

12

Kentucky places with a city page

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

Kentucky ALPR law

§ 189.632

ALPR use is unlawful except for authorized purposes which include regulating parking, controlling access to secured areas, promoting public safety, deterring crime, addressing auto theft, or conducting criminal investigations. Different agencies are authorized to use ALPR for different purposes. Data shall not be preserved for more than 90 days. Exceptions made for law enforcement for the purposes of evidence, insurance claim investigation, training purposes (however dates, times, and license plate numbers must be redacted) or auditing. Data shall not be sold, shared, accessed, or transferred and provides exceptions including law enforcement sharing, in response to a subpoena, insurance fraud investigations, collateral recovery and loan verification and related to commercial vehicle enforcement. Law enforcement agencies must adopt and make publicly available a written policy governing ALPR use, including database lists, retention rules, training protocols, supervisory oversight, data security rules, and audit processes every 90 days. Officers must visually confirm scanned plate data matches the alert and meet agency policy criteria before performing traffic stops.

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

Local decisions in Kentucky

  • Sep 2026 · PAUSED

    Bellevue, KY. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: LINK nky reported September 10, 2026 that Bellevue City Council voted unanimously September 9 to suspend Flock use and disable the cameras until the two-year contract ends. More than a year remains on the about $43,000 contract. Council asked staff to study removal cost and to cover cameras while that review continues.

  • Sep 2026 · PAUSED

    Edgewood, KY. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Edgewood, KY paused use of its Flock license plate cameras.

  • Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Fort Mitchell, KY. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Fort Mitchell ended its use of Flock license plate reader cameras and terminated its contract with the company.

  • Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Independence, KY. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: WLWT reported August 31, 2026 that Independence deactivated its Flock cameras a week after Mayor Chris Reinersman announced they would come down. Poles stay until Flock removes the hardware. WCPO reported the mayor's notice after an August 17 meeting. Camera counts in that coverage conflict, so none is listed here.

  • Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Erlanger, KY. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: FOX19 reported August 27, 2026 that Erlanger did not renew its Flock contract. Four cameras near Holly Lane are already down. A fifth camera on Commonwealth is still up but inactive, and officers no longer have access, while the city waits on Flock to remove the hardware.

City files in Kentucky

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