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Quartzsite Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Quartzsite Police Department
Location Quartzsite, AZ
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

In September 2017, the Quartzsite Police Department purchased a police car equipped with an automated license plate reader with funds from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority.

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Automated license plate readers are cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that capture every license plate that passes. The data is uploaded to searchable databases with the time, date, and GPS coordinates.

An illustration of a police car with cameras aimed at another vehicle.