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Broward County Sheriff's Office: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Broward County Sheriff's Office
Location Parkland, FL
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The City of Parkland budgeted $98,700 in 2019 and $107,085 in 2020 for two portable license plate readers. They are operated by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, which provides contract police services to the City of Parkland.

More about this technology

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.