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Dallas County Sheriff's Office: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Dallas County Sheriff's Office
Location Dallas, TX
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

In 2009, the Dallas County Sheriff's Office purchased four automated license plate readers for $23,050 from PIPS technology.

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.