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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract. That gap is common where a purchase cleared without a council vote.
The Mauldin Police Department in Greenville County, South Carolina uses Flock automated license plate readers, named by FOX Carolina on July 23, 2026 as one of 5 of the 6 police departments in the county running the cameras. The Post and Courier reported on August 17, 2026 that a Mauldin officer ran a former partner's plate 166 times, one of five Greenville County law enforcement employees fired over camera misuse in the summer of 2026. FOX Carolina reported that SLED opened an investigation on August 14, 2026 into a former Mauldin officer over Flock misuse. The Greenville Journal also listed Mauldin among Upstate departments operating Flock systems. No camera count, purchase price, contract term, end date, council vote or funding source for Mauldin has been found in a public document. The city has not published a written Flock policy in any record located here.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
Not yet in the sources: the contract amount, the camera count, and the approval date. The city or county clerk holds the approval file, and the records request guide gives the wording to ask for it. If you already hold the document, send it in.
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- FOX Carolina investigation into Upstate license plate reader cameras (July 23, 2026) foxcarolina.com
- The Post and Courier Greenville: Flock cameras are watching over the Upstate (August 17, 2026) postandcourier.com
- Greenville Journal: Flock camera pushback gains steam as local governments weigh in greenvillejournal.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Mauldin Police Department operates the program.
The contract is in force.
3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. See the rest of South Carolina on the South Carolina hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Mauldin, SC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/sc-mauldin/.
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- Camera locations near Mauldin: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock