Miami Beach mayor joins Florida mayors opposing state order removing ALPR cameras from state roads

First reported: September 4, 2026 · 4 sources

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner told NewsNation he opposes Florida's move to remove license plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras, from state roads, saying privacy concerns can be addressed without eliminating the technology. The Florida Department of Transportation ordered the removal of all ALPRs from state roadways, which the report describes as the first time a state has pulled the entire category of equipment. Meiner said he wrote a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis and that 10 mayors have signed on. He said Miami Beach police have controls in place to detect misuse of the camera system.

Why this matters

Florida's statewide removal order and the mayoral pushback set up a test of whether ALPR policy is decided at the state or local level, a question other states and cities are likely to face.

Key facts

The Florida Department of Transportation ordered all license plate readers, including Flock cameras, removed from state roads.
Mayor Steven Meiner said roughly a dozen Florida mayors oppose the ban and that 10 signed his letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Meiner said Miami Beach has strict controls and systems to detect abuse of the Flock system by personnel.
The report notes dozens of reported cases nationally of officers misusing Flock cameras, and use of the cameras by ICE to track immigrants.
The article does not specify a deadline for removal or whether the order has been finalized in law.

Sources

This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.

Miami Beach mayor pushes back on Florida's Flock camera ban (Wfla, September 4, 2026)
Miami Beach mayor pushes back on Florida’s Flock camera ban (Newsbreak, September 4, 2026)
Miami Beach mayor pushes back on Florida’s Flock camera ban (NewsNation, September 4, 2026)
Miami Beach mayor vows to fight state’s new Flock camera ban (Miami Herald, September 1, 2026)

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