ALPR statutesupportedas of 2026-09-06
Georgia
A 30-month retention cap is not statewide removal. Collection remains lawful.
supportedevidence
O.C.G.A. § 35-1-22 — collection, 30-month destruction, sharing (2025 Georgia Code) · GDOT — ALPR Permitting Guidance (Special Encroachment 7411) · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text)
- ALPR statute
- O.C.G.A. § 35-1-22 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 758, § 1/HB 79) — agencies may collect captured plate data; unmatched reads destroyed no later than 30 months unless a toll violation or a law-enforcement purpose. Sharing with other LE agencies is allowed. Not a collection ban.
- Executive
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Local
- Gwinnett County Police and Glynn County Police operate Flock under § 35-1-22. Collection remains lawful. Not statewide removal.
- Funding / grants
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Permitting / dirt
- GDOT Special Encroachment 7411 Permit required for ALPR on state routes and interstates; 3-year renewal. Occupancy, not a ban.
- Privacy
- Unmatched reads destroyed no later than 30 months unless a toll violation or a law-enforcement purpose. Access and sharing only for a law-enforcement purpose. No warrant-for-query. Open Records exempt.
Comment for this state
A city fight in Georgia is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/