Nevada lawmakers are aiming to pass a bill that would boost oversight of Flock cameras as scrutiny of the automatic license plate readers intensifies.
This week, lawmakers unanimously accepted a recommendation to request a bill be drafted next session during an interim judiciary meeting. The bill, which appears to have tentative bipartisan support, would require agencies that use automated license plate systems such as Flock’s ALPRs to adopt written policies, train authorized users on lawful use and data-protection requirements, and submit to independent audits to verify compliance.
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“My understanding is that absent any law that prohibits the use of Flock cameras or license plate readers, there is nothing to prohibit law enforcement agencies, private security companies, other agencies … from installing these cameras,” Democratic state Sen. Melanie Scheible, the committee’s chair, said during the meeting, according to the Nevada Independent.
Republican state Rep. Alexis Hansen also backed advancing the legislation, with the caveat that “we’re gonna have a whole lot of discussion in the next session.”
The Flock camera system has raised questions about long-term tracking and privacy issues, in addition to possible infringement of Fourth Amendment rights for information obtained without a warrant or court order.
Flock cameras automatically read license plates and are used by more than 6,000 municipalities, with over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states, according to the company. Unlike red light cameras, which are supposed to be triggered by only a violation, Flock ALPRs capture a digital fingerprint of every passing vehicle.
Police agencies can share data across state lines with other law enforcement departments, as well as government agencies, such as the FBI. School districts or businesses, such as Walmart, can also employ the system and choose to share the data with a third party, such as police or a government agency.
For instance, in Nevada, the state’s largest school district, Clark County, has an agreement with police to use Flock cameras.
After the agreement was reported on earlier this week, the Clark County School District Police Department said it would pause the system, though it retained the cameras for use in multiple exceptions.
Nevada’s move to consider reforms for Flock cameras comes after states across the country are eyeing or have already implemented restrictions. Like the Silver State, West Virginia and Indiana are among the areas looking to pass new measures in the next legislative session.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Thursday that she will examine whether Flock cameras violate constitutional rights.
In Pennsylvania, Democratic state Rep. Tarik Khan told City & State earlier this month that he is working on a bipartisan measure to address Flock systems, saying the cameras are “everywhere, and there are no clear guardrails on this technology.”
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In Washington state, lawmakers passed a measure into law in March that implemented more regulations on Flock systems.
In 2025, Democratic-led cities in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington terminated their contracts with Flock Safety, according to Stateline. Conservative-led states such as Arkansas, Idaho, and Montana enacted laws last year to protect the personal data collected through license plate readers and other means. In Virginia, then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill into law in 2025, also targeting Flock cameras.
