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Cincinnati Police Department

License plate reader records for Cincinnati. Each fact keeps its source and checked date.

Written rules describe policy, not proof that every search follows it. Agency-reported camera totals have a different scope from community-mapped county points.

Program status reported by the source

The October 6, 2026 presentation describes ALPR hot-list alerts and retrospective searches. It provides no numerical current reader inventory.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-10-06.

What the public record establishes

Slide 15 describes the future stationary-ALPR vendor and contract as undecided. The presentation filing does not establish a new October 6 contract award.

Source section Slide 15. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-10-06.

Plate reader vendors

Motorola, Axon

Stationary Motorola and vehicle-mounted Axon ALPR described in the October presentation.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-10-06.

Data retention

Both ALPR systems are listed with one-year retention. Evidentiary extracts follow evidence schedules through the case or potential litigation; a separate audit-log duration is not stated.

Source section Slides 3 and 15. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-10-06.

Access and oversight

Published Procedure 12.031, dated April 22, 2008, requires trained, authorized operators, visual plate confirmation and wanted-status confirmation before enforcement. It describes older vehicle equipment and does not establish current platform security settings.

Source section Policy and section B. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2008-04-22.

Sharing rules

The overview describes outside-agency sharing upon request. It does not identify all recipients or establish actual permissions.

Source section Slide 15. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-10-06.

Separate technology program records

Separate systems have different reported periods: city video 14 days; drone video 90 days; body and vehicle video at least 90 days, with evidence exceptions. FUSUS community-video access is distinguished from registration only, with no platform archiving stated. Participating owners may have separate storage.

Source section Slides 5, 7-8 and 15. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-10-06.

Details not yet verified

Written camera policy, Reported camera count, Named sharing partners, Contract value, Contract start date, Contract end date. No value is inferred from a county map count or another agency's policy.

Source documents

Local map

Hamilton County camera guide. The county map includes source points from multiple operators. It is not this agency's inventory.

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