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Mississippi Highway Patrol: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Mississippi Highway Patrol
Location Jackson, MS
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Mississippi Highway Patrol had three automated license plate reader systems as of 2017.

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.