Solutions & guides
License plate recognition, for the people who keep us safe.
Product guides, buying advice and policy help for police departments, cities and counties. Everything runs on solar power, records continuous video and works wherever the mission goes.
Technology
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Solar-powered, off-grid license plate readers
Camera units that run on their own power and connectivity, so coverage no longer waits for trenching, permits or a utility hookup.
02
AI license plate recognition cameras: how they work
How AI reads plates and describes vehicles, what ALPR, LPR and ANPR stand for, and where the technology still has limits.
03
Stolen vehicle license plate reader alerts
How hotlist and NCIC alerts plus video context shorten the time between a theft report and a recovered vehicle.
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ALPR, LPR and ANPR: what the terms mean
Plain definitions of ALPR, LPR, ANPR, hotlist, hit, NCIC, CJIS and the other terms you will meet when buying or governing readers.
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License plate reader accuracy: night, rain and misreads
What accuracy numbers mean, what public audits found, what causes misreads, and how to test a reader in a pilot.
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License plate reader hotlists: sources, rules and upkeep
Where hotlists come from, how to keep them clean, and why a hit alone is never enough to act.
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NCIC and license plate readers: CJIS rules explained
How NCIC records relate to plate reader alerts, what CJIS security rules mean for vendors, and what to ask before you buy.
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License plate reader success stories: 50 real cases
Fifty documented cases where police credited license plate readers in finding missing people, recovering stolen vehicles and identifying suspects, each linked to the news report.
Who it’s for
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Police license plate readers (ALPR)
How agencies use plate reads plus continuous video to find stolen vehicles, generate leads and build cases that hold up.
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City license plate readers for municipalities
Gateway, corridor and event coverage for municipalities, without a capital project for every pole.
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License plate readers for small police departments
A realistic path to plate recognition for departments with a small budget, few officers and long stretches of road.
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License plate recognition for parking: enforcement and privacy
How parking operators, campuses and cities use plate recognition for permits, pay-by-plate and security, and the privacy rules to set.
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HOA license plate readers: what boards should know
Authority, data access, police sharing, notice and liability: the questions an HOA board should settle before installing readers.
Buying guides
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License plate reader cost: what public contracts show
Public contract figures for license plate readers and Flock cameras, what is included, and a total-cost checklist for your budget meeting.
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License plate reader grants for police departments
Federal, state and local funding routes that agencies have used for plate readers, and how to write the request.
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The best license plate reader: how to choose
Criteria, a weighted scorecard, red flags and a pilot plan for choosing the license plate reader that fits your agency.
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How to switch ALPR vendors: a step-by-step plan
A contract-exit checklist, parallel pilot and 90-day transition timeline for agencies replacing an ALPR vendor.
Law & policy
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License plate reader policy and data retention
What a defensible ALPR policy contains: retention, access, audits, sharing and public transparency.
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License plate reader laws by state: 2026 overview
A sourced overview of how states regulate plate readers: retention, permitted uses, sharing, warrants and audits.
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California license plate reader law explained
What California Civil Code 1798.90.5 and related sections require of agencies and operators.
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Virginia license plate reader law explained
Virginia’s 2025 law: a 21-day retention cap and limits on permitted uses.
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Washington license plate reader law explained
Washington’s 2026 Driver Privacy Act: retention, access logs, immigration limits and warrants for vendor data.
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Illinois license plate reader law explained
What 625 ILCS 5/2-130 says about sharing and confidentiality, and what it leaves to local policy.
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