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Fayette County Sheriff's Office: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Location La Grange, TX
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office owned two automated license plate reader systems as of 2022 and that year received a $20,000 grant to purchase additional units.

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.