Tennessee
Snapshot · 2026-10-12
3,649
reported license-plate cameras in Tennessee (#12 of 51)
Local decisions tracked
11
entries in the DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker tracker (retrieved 2026-10-11)
City files
10
Tennessee places with a city page
Trend: our daily history for Tennessee starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.
Tennessee ALPR law
§ 55-10-302; § 10-7-504 (32)(a)
Provides that any captured data collected by a government entity may not be stored for more than 90 days unless they are part of an ongoing investigation, and in that case provides data to be destroyed after the conclusion of the investigation. Captured plate data from ALPR systems must be treated as confidential and shall not be open for inspection by members of the public.
Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.
Local decisions in Tennessee
Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Collegedale, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Collegedale city council voted to end its Flock license plate camera contract.
Sep 2026 · CAMERAS REMOVED
Coopertown, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Coopertown announced it will remove its Flock license plate reader cameras after privacy concerns.
Sep 2026 · PROPOSAL REJECTED
Chattanooga, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Chattanooga police sought AI-enabled camera tools after rejecting a Flock ALPR contract.
Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Sullivan County, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Sheriff Jeffrey Cassidy suspended the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office’s 10 Flock cameras on August 17, 2026. On August 20 the County Commission voted 18–0 not to renew the Flock contract. WJHL (via Yahoo) reported the resolution was amended to say Flock cameras would not be used within the county, excluding Kingsport
Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Kingston, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: The City of Kingston will not renew its Flock Safety contract when the two-year 2024 deal expires in September 2026, the Mountain Press / Roane County News reported August 19. City Manager David Bolling said the two cameras were a trial and that the benefit did not justify the cost. Mayor Tim Neal said the decision is
Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Knox County, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Knox County Commission unanimously passed an emergency ordinance August 31, 2026 banning fixed license plate readers and requiring the Knox County Sheriff’s Office to remove about 143 Flock cameras by September 16. Coverage said KCSO bought cameras in batches just under the $25,000 mayoral-review threshold, spent $800,
Aug 2026 · PAUSED
Hamilton County, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett directed staff August 31, 2026 to begin pausing the sheriff's office Flock License Plate Recognition and Motorola LPR programs. Garrett cited weeks of deliberation and said the primary factor was concern about public data and potential misuse of what is captured. Coverage put abou
Jul 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
White County, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: The White County Commission voted July 20, 2026 to rescind the April 2025 resolution that authorized Flock license-plate cameras. UCNOW reported Chair Derrick Hutchings cited resident privacy pushback. In June the commission had already stripped about $48,000 in Flock funding while leaving the dollars in the sheriff’s
Jul 2026 · PAUSED
Knoxville, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Knox County Sheriff Spangler paused expansion of the county's license plate reader program.
Nov 2023 · PAUSED
Nashville, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: LPR camera signs were taken down in Nashville 'for now' according to local reporting.
Jul 2023 · CAMERAS REMOVED
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Great Smoky Mountains National Park's license plate readers, once called an 'effective' tool, have now been removed.
City files in Tennessee
Nashville, TN
337 reported within 13 mi · local decision
Memphis, TN
570 reported within 11 mi
Knoxville, TN
139 reported within 7 mi · local decision
Chattanooga, TN
81 reported within 8 mi · local decision
Clarksville, TN
63 reported within 7 mi
Murfreesboro, TN
187 reported within 6 mi
Franklin, TN
19 reported within 5 mi
Collegedale, TN
18 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Kingston, TN
12 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Coopertown, TN
10 reported within 4 mi · local decision
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