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Who approved this?
No approval document for this contract has been found yet. The records request guide shows which office holds it.
The Charleston County Sheriff's Office bought 24 Flock cameras in September 2024 and added a mobile trailer kit in November 2024. ABC News 4 reported on August 18, 2026 that the office had spent 157,194 dollars on the system as of the summer of 2026. The story frames that number as money spent, not as a purchase price or contract value, so no contract amount is given. The office said it was reviewing the 7 day retention period Flock announced, had turned on Audit Assistance, and was publishing a transparency portal. The Post and Courier listed the sheriff's office on August 16, 2026 among Charleston area agencies weighing their own written policies after Flock changed its rules, but gave no figures for the county. No county council agenda item, vote tally, contract term, end date or funding source has been found in a public record.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 24
What happens next
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Sources
- The Post and Courier: Charleston area police departments review Flock camera changes (August 16, 2026) postandcourier.com
- ABC News 4 WCIV: spending review of Charleston area ALPR programs (August 18, 2026) abcnews4.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Charleston County Sheriff's Office operates the program.
The contract covers 24 cameras.
The agreement remains in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. Every South Carolina record is listed on the South Carolina hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Charleston County, SC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/sc-charleston-county/.
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- Camera locations near Charleston County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock