Bradford County, FL Flock Contract

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Sheriff Gordon Smith ordered the Bradford County Sheriff's Office to stop using license plate reader cameras across the entire county, on and off state roads. Smith said he owes it to his constituents to protect their privacy concerns alongside his public safety duties. The Ocala Gazette reported the same countywide shutdown, listing Bradford among the North Central Florida agencies going further than the state order required. The Florida Department of Transportation memo signed by chief operating officer Will Watts on August 31, 2026 revoked permits for readers on the State Highway System and gave agencies 30 days to remove them, which is what prompted the decision. Neither source gives a camera count, a contract amount, a term length, a funding source or an approving body. No source documents a formal contract termination, a retention period or an audit condition, so the status is Suspended rather than Canceled.