How Culpeper’s license‑plate reader system works: vendors, cloud storage and security controls
Culpeper officials described vendor selection (Flock, Axon), cloud storage on AWS GovCloud, role‑based access with multifactor authentication, and auditing requirements; they said vendors can be criminally liable for unlawful retention and the department controls access by contract and state code.
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Town‑hall presenters walked residents through how the Culpeper Police Department procures and secures LPR data and why the department uses cloud vendors rather than local on‑premises servers. Chief Chris Settle and LPR coordinator Michelle Walzick explained that primary LPR vendor data are stored on AWS GovCloud and that search access is role‑based and requires multifactor authentication; Settle said vendor contracts and state code control third‑party access.
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