Chisago County MN SO

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Sep 23 2025
Overview
Chisago County MN SO uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Chisago County MN SO utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Chisago County MN SO utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates, Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Chisago County MN SO and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
15
External organizations with access
Aitkin County MN SO, Alexandria MN PD, Anoka County MN SO, Anoka MN PD, Becker County MN SO, Blaine MN PD, Champlin MN PD, Columbia Heights MN PD, Coon Rapids MN PD, Corcoran MN PD, Cottage Grove Public Safety Dept (MN), Crow Wing County MN SO, Dakota County MN SO, Dayton MN PD, Detroit Lakes MN PD, Eagan MN PD, Elk River MN PD, Forest Lake (MN) PD, Fridley MN PD, Grand Rapids MN PD, Grand Valley State University MI, Hopkins MN PD, IN- Noble County SO, Itasca County MN SO, Lake City MN PD, Maple Grove MN PD, Maplewood MN PD, Mounds View MN PD, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children [NCMEC], New Brighton Dept of Pub Safety (MN), New Hope MN PD, Orono MN PD, Osseo MN PD, Paul Bunyan Task Force MN, Pine County MN SO, Plainview MN PD, Prior Lake MN PD, Ramsey County MN SO, Roseville MN PD, South Lake Minnetonka MN PD, South Saint Paul MN PD, St Paul MN PD, St. Louis Park MN PD, Stillwater MN PD, University of Minnesota MN PD (Twin Cities), West Hennepin MN Public Safety Department, West Saint Paul MN PD, Winona MN PD, Woodbury MN DPS, Wyoming MN PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA
Unique vehicles detected in the last 30 days
115,820
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
1,297
Searches in the last 30 days
33
Additional Info
Full ALPR Policy
Chisago County SO's full ALPR policy can be found at the following link: https://www.chisagocountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23761/Automated-License-Plate-Readers-ALPR---Policy-424-PDF?bidId=