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OKCPD Internal Memorandum
The critical document: Casey Mumme (Crime Analyst Supervisor) to Jason Perez (Assistant Municipal Counselor), March 10, 2026. Confirms no governance framework exists for Flock.
View DocumentMaster Agreement (C241032)
The full Flock Safety contract with Oklahoma City. 79 pages covering system specs, data terms, permitted purposes, and Flock's broad authority provisions.
View DocumentCity Council Memo - Renewal No. 1
Craig Freeman (City Manager) to Mayor and Council, July 16, 2024. First renewal of the Flock contract, $270,000 retroactive to July 1, 2024.
View DocumentCity Council Memo - Renewal No. 2
Craig Freeman (City Manager) to Mayor and Council, July 1, 2025. Second renewal, $270,000 for July 2025 through June 2026. Second of four possible one-year renewals.
View DocumentContract Addendum
Addendum to the Master Agreement covering automated license plate reader software and hardware system provisions.
View DocumentRenewal Letter - Year 1
Procurement Services renewal letter to Flock Group Inc. for Year 1 (July 2024 - June 2025), with vendor concurrence form and insurance documentation.
View DocumentRenewal Letter - Year 2
Procurement Services renewal letter to Flock Group Inc. for Year 2 (July 2025 - June 2026), with insurance certificate and vendor authorization.
View DocumentSection 5-118 Analysis: Policy vs. Reality
OKCPD's Operations Manual §5-118 (6th Edition, February 5, 2026, pp. 283-284) is the only published policy governing ALPR use. We obtained the full text. Here's what it says - and why it doesn't cover Flock.
| What §5-118 Says | What Flock Actually Does |
|---|---|
| Describes "ALPR equipped vehicles" and officers ensuring equipment is "turned on during their entire tour of duty" | Flock cameras are static, pole-mounted units that operate 24/7/365 with no officer interaction. The policy was written for mobile, vehicle-mounted readers. |
| Purpose: "help identify stolen vehicles, stolen license plates, or locate vehicles entered into hot list databases" | Flock's contract permits use for general "crime awareness, prevention, and prosecution" - far broader than hot list matching. Flock also offers Vehicle Fingerprint (search by make, model, color, damage) and AI-powered natural language search. |
| "ALPR data will not be shared as part of a law enforcement information database" | Flock's entire business model is a nationwide shared database. 75% of Flock's law enforcement customers are enrolled in National Lookup, connecting 5,000+ agencies and 40,000+ cameras. |
| "Data will be purged once the maximum retention period of sixty (60) days has been reached" | Flock's February 2026 contract update added a "perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide" data license. Whether OKC's 60-day retention is actually enforced within Flock's platform is unverified - no audit procedures exist to confirm it. |
| "ALPR data will be used only by members of the Oklahoma City Police Department who have been properly trained" | Through Flock's National Lookup, any enrolled agency nationwide can query data captured by OKC cameras. In Mountain View, CA, federal agencies accessed local data for 17 months without police knowledge. |
| "All data gathered...will be maintained securely according to current CJIS standards" | Flock devices have 22 confirmed CVEs, run unsupported Android 8, and have been demonstrated as hackable in 30 seconds. Researchers found 60+ cameras streaming live without authentication. |
The bottom line: Section 5-118 was written for an entirely different system. It describes vehicle-mounted readers operated by individual officers during shifts. Flock's static, networked, AI-powered surveillance infrastructure isn't mentioned anywhere in the manual. OKCPD is operating a system with no applicable published policy.
External Resources
These organizations and resources provide additional context on Flock Safety and ALPR surveillance nationwide:
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - Obtained 12M+ search logs from 3,900+ agencies. Filed lawsuit against San Jose PD.
- DeFlock.me - National grassroots network with crowdsourced ALPR camera map and 15+ local groups.
- Institute for Justice - Active ALPR litigation in Norfolk, VA and Plate Privacy Project.
- DeflockYourCity Toolkit - CC BY-SA 4.0 toolkit with council handouts, legal analysis, and strategy guides.
- Texas Privacy Coalition - Patent analysis showing Flock's person-tracking and classification capabilities.
- GainSec Research - White paper documenting 51 security findings in Flock's device ecosystem, 22 with assigned CVEs.
Oklahoma Legal References
- 47 O.S. §7-606.1 - Oklahoma ALPR statute. Authorizes use exclusively for Compulsory Insurance Law enforcement; criminal access requires warrant/subpoena/court order.
- OKCPD Operations Manual §5-118 - Published ALPR policy (6th Edition, Feb 5 2026, pp. 283-284). Covers vehicle-mounted mobile units only. Explicitly states "ALPR data will not be shared as part of a law enforcement information database." See analysis above. Available at okc.gov.
- 51 O.S. §24A.1 et seq. - Oklahoma Open Records Act. Your right to access these documents.