ALPR statutesupportedas of 2026-09-06
Alabama
A five-year AJIC retention rule is not the petition’s statewide removal. Collection remains lawful.
supportedevidence
Ala. Admin. Code r. 265-X-6 — License Plate Recognition Systems for Law Enforcement · ALDOT — FAQs: Permitting for Installation and Maintenance of Public Safety Sensors · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text)
- ALPR statute
- Ala. Admin. Code r. 265-X-6 (eff. Mar. 17, 2022; authority Code of Ala. 1975 § 41-9-620) — AJIC LPR rule for all capturing agencies: criminal-justice/public-safety use only, no sale, five-year retention. Not a Code of Alabama ALPR statute and not a collection ban.
- Executive
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Local
- Birmingham City Council (July 8, 2025 agenda) authorized an Alabama Power surveillance-equipment amendment — an expansion, not a cancellation. Springville and Moody investigated Flock misuse; cameras were not cancelled.
- Funding / grants
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Permitting / dirt
- ALDOT Form MB-14 / public-safety sensor permits: LPRs on State ROW, law-enforcement only, must comply with 265-X-6. Occupancy, not a pause.
- Privacy
- 265-X-6-.06: retain LPR data and access logs no more than five years unless an active investigation. No warrant-for-query rule. Sale forbidden.
Comment for this state
A city fight in Alabama is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/