# Oklahoma Senate Reviews Flock ALPR Use

Oklahoma’s Senate Public Safety Committee held an interim study on Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, examining state-law limits, Fourth Amendment concerns, data accuracy, and public safety. The discussion raises potential legal and operational implications for Oklahoma agencies using or considering ALPR systems, but it announced no solicitation, award, or procurement timetable and did not establish new requirements.

- Agencies using ALPRs can evaluate whether system use and data handling align with the limits discussed in the study, including authorized purposes and data retention.
- Contractors and ALPR providers serving Oklahoma agencies may need to account for potential legislative clarification when assessing future system requirements; no change to current requirements is stated in these signals.
- Procurement teams should distinguish this policy discussion from a procurement opportunity: no contract action or purchasing schedule was announced.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee
- Oklahoma Senate
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma District Attorneys Council

### Vendors
- Flock ()

### Key Quotes
> We must balance Fourth Amendment privacy protections with legitimate law enforcement needs. Oklahoma deliberately limited ALPR use to insurance verification and plate-pay systems. Given those restrictions, can warrants authorize access to information collected and stored by this technology? Unless the law is clarified, defense counsel may identify a significant weakness in the use of that data. This discussion needs to continue so that we clarify the permitted use of ALPRs under Oklahoma law as well as constitutional law.
> — Mary Boren, State Senator

> Government should enforce the insurance laws and investigate crime through methods that are authorized by law. If you take the face value of the statute, they are unlawful to be used in the way they are using.
> — Tom Gann, State Representative

### Sources
- [Sen. Boren presents interim study on use of Flock cameras in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate](https://www.oksenate.gov/press-releases/sen-boren-presents-interim-study-use-flock-cameras-oklahoma?back=/press-releases%3F0%3D%253D222%2610%3D%253D222%2611%3D%253D222%2612%3D%253D222%2613%3D%253D222%2614%3D%253D222%2615%3D%253D222%2616%3D%253D222%2617%3D%253D222%2618%3D%253D222%2619%3D%253D222%261%3D%253D222%2620%3D%253D222%2621%3D%253D222%2622%3D%253D222%2623%3D%253D222%2624%3D%253D222%2625%3D%253D222%2626%3D%253D222%2627%3D%253D222%2628%3D%253D222%2629%3D%253D222%262%3D%253D222%2630%3D%253D222%2631%3D%253D222%263%3D%253D222%264%3D%253D222%265%3D%253D222%266%3D%253D222%267%3D%253D222%268%3D%253D222%269%3D%253D222%26amp%253Bpage%3D0%26page%3D0) - OK
- [Sen. Boren presents interim study on use of Flock cameras in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate](https://www.oksenate.gov/press-releases/sen-boren-presents-interim-study-use-flock-cameras-oklahoma?back=/press-releases%3F%253Bamp%253Bamp%253Bamp%253Bamp%253Bamp%253Bamp%253Bpage%3D0) - OK