About this resource center

What this site is

The Alabama ALPR Public Safety Resource Center documents publicly reported Alabama cases in which a cited source identifies an automated license plate reader's contribution to a rescue, arrest, recovery, or investigation. It also explains the law that governs those readers, Ala. Admin. Code Chapter 265-X-6, and helps residents contact the officials who will decide the technology's future.

It is an independent civic project. It is not a government agency, is not affiliated with any vendor of ALPR systems, and accepts no outside funding of any kind. Its editorial position is stated openly: keep the technology, strengthen the guardrails, punish misuse.

Who runs this site, and who pays for it

Author. This site is written and edited by a private Alabama citizen. Nothing here is written on behalf of, reviewed by, or endorsed by any agency, vendor, or organization. Everything published comes from public records and public reporting, linked on each page.

Funding. The site is funded and maintained by one private individual at personal expense. It has received no money, equipment, discounts, or other support from any camera vendor, law enforcement agency, association, political committee, or donor. It does not accept donations and does not sell anything. If that ever changes, this page will say so first.

Independence. Vendors and agencies may submit documented cases like anyone else, under the same publication standard, and receive no favorable treatment for doing so.

Publication standard

• A published case must have an Alabama connection (or an Alabama suspect or victim), an identifiable ALPR role, and a source that directly supports the summary.
• Every material claim links to a law-enforcement release, court record, government document, or reputable news report.
• Vendor, advocacy, and organizational figures are labeled and are not treated as independent corroboration.
• Plate numbers, victim addresses, and juvenile identities are omitted unless already public and necessary.
• Case summaries separate the plate reader lead from the human decisions that followed. Inclusion does not mean ALPR alone caused the outcome.
• Misuse cases are documented alongside outcomes, because accountability is part of the record.