ALPR statutesupportedas of 2026-09-06
Tennessee
Statewide retention rule plus a county removal. Statewide remaining.
supportedevidence
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-302 — automated license plate recognition; 90-day storage limit · Knoxville News Sentinel — Knox County Commission voted to shut down 143 Flock cameras · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text)
- ALPR statute
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-302 (Acts 2014, ch. 625) — captured plate data collected by a governmental entity through an ALPR may not be stored more than 90 days unless retained as part of an ongoing investigation, and then shall be destroyed at the conclusion of the investigation or any criminal action. Applies only to government entities. Not a collection ban.
- Executive
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Local
- Knox County Commission voted unanimously on Aug. 31, 2026 to shut down 143 Flock cameras; ordinance gave agencies 30 days to cease, disable, and remove, and to delete data not part of an ongoing investigation.
- Funding / grants
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Permitting / dirt
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Privacy
- A 90-day cap is not a collection ban. A county ordinance is one of 95 counties.
Comment for this state
A city fight in Tennessee is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/