Minnesota Mass Surveillance: Live ALPR Updates
We track changes to Flock transparency portals, automated license plate reader (ALPR) rosters, and other databases. When cameras are added, locations withheld, or data is shared with new departments - we log and publish each change.
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White Bear Lake PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings as its camera program ended
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by the Minnesota Security Consortium (MNSec), released as a closeout review, reported no findings across all statutory controls for White Bear Lake PD's automated license plate reader program. Program history: - Vendor: Motorola embedded ALPR, not Flock Safety -- no Flock transparency portal was ever published for this agency. - 7 mobile units on squad cars; no stationary cameras. - Operated October 26, 2024 to July 29, 2026, then shut down. - 60-day data retention, per the control panel setting reviewed in the audit. - The department asked the state BCA to remove its listing from the public LPR roster after the shutdown. As of this writing, the BCA roster still lists White Bear Lake PD. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight. Source: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, mandated report 261763.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. -
Stillwater PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by the Minnesota Security Consortium (MNSec) reported no findings across all statutory controls. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight. The audit covered 17 stationary Flock units and a stated period of 8/1/24 to 7/31/26, though the same report says the department installed its Flock system in 2025 and never reconciles the two dates.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. -
South St. Paul PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by LOGIS reported no exceptions across all seven statutory controls. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. -
Columbia Heights PD's ALPR audit found a compliance exception
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by Lynn Lembcke Consulting, covering May 2024 to May 2025, rated the department "substantially compliant, with exception." The finding: the agency missed the 10-day deadline in Minn. Stat. 13.824 to notify the BCA of its fixed camera locations after the system went live.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. -
Fridley PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by Code 4 Group (Hans Link), covering October 2022 to October 2024, reported no findings across all statutory controls for Fridley PD's Rekor Scout and Flock Safety ALPR systems. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. -
Shakopee PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by Lynn Lembcke Consulting reported no findings across all statutory controls. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count. -
Shakopee PD's ALPR audit reported zero findings
Independent audit publishedIndependent audit by Lynn Lembcke Consulting reported no findings across all statutory controls. A zero-findings result is the norm in Minnesota, where roughly four in five audits clear the agency, and it often reflects a checklist review rather than substantive oversight.
What does this mean?
Minn. Stat. 13.824 subd. 6 requires every agency that operates ALPRs to obtain an independent audit at least every two years, checking that data is properly classified, used only for authorized purposes, destroyed on schedule, and that each query had a documented reason, with results due to state officials within 30 days. The audit is one of the few outside checks on how an agency actually runs its cameras. In practice most Minnesota audits report zero findings, often on a boilerplate template that clears nearly every agency it reviews, so a clean audit usually reflects a light-touch review rather than proof the program meets the intent of the statute. FinePrint's ALPR Audit Watch tracks each agency's audit date, auditor, and findings count.