Butler Privacy Project
Public Records Requests
We build this case on public records, not guesswork. On July 8, 2026 we filed three requests, one with Liberty Township and two with the Butler County Sheriff's Office. Responses will be posted here as they come in.
Requests we've filed
| Date filed | Agency | Subject | Status | Response | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | Liberty Township | Flock/ALPR contracts, funding, approvals, communications, and retention category | Filed | Pending | Contracts, invoices, Police Fund and budget records, Board of Trustees agenda items and minutes, communications with Flock Safety and the Sheriff's Office, camera counts and models, outside-agency access, retention and audit procedures, and any planned expansion. Covers January 1, 2022 to present. Does not seek raw plate images or individual plate reads. |
| July 8, 2026 | Butler County Sheriff's Office | ALPR/Flock policy, retention, sharing, and outside-agency access | Filed | Pending | Current and prior Flock/ALPR policies, training materials, retention schedules and settings, external-sharing configuration, the list of agencies able to search Liberty-funded data, federal-agency access, and any rules on immigration-related searches. Covers January 1, 2023 to present. Does not seek raw plate images or individual plate reads. |
| July 8, 2026 | Butler County Sheriff's Office | Liberty Township ALPR/Flock search logs, audit logs, outcomes, and false-hit records | Filed | Pending | Audit, access, and search logs for Liberty-funded ALPR data; aggregate use and outcome reports; records of any outside-agency, federal, or immigration-related searches; hotlist sources; hit-verification procedures; and any false-hit, complaint, or discipline records. Covers January 1, 2023 to present. Does not seek raw plate images or individual plate reads. |
How records requests work
Liberty Township
The township's public records policy says records are held by office, department, or function custodians, that requesters do not have to identify themselves or give a reason, and that the township will either satisfy a request within a reasonable time or acknowledge it in writing within three business days.
Butler County Sheriff's Office
The Sheriff's Office public records policy says records are public unless a specific exemption applies, that unclear requests should be clarified with the requester, that any denial or redaction must cite legal authority, and that there is no charge for documents sent by email.
We asked for electronic records and placed a fee cap on each request.
What the requests cover
Use this as a template
Want to file your own request? Here's a short version you can adapt. Send it to the township or the Sheriff's Office and keep a copy of the date.
Pursuant to Ohio's Public Records Act, I request copies of records relating to automated license plate readers, Flock Safety cameras, or ALPR systems used, funded, accessed, or maintained for Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio.
Please provide contracts, renewals, purchase orders, invoices, quotes, statements of work, board resolutions, meeting packets, agenda items, memos, staff reports, presentations, policies, camera lists, data-sharing agreements, sharing settings, audit logs, search logs, hotlist procedures, false-hit reports, complaints, vendor communications, and any documents discussing future expansion or additional surveillance integrations.
This request does not seek raw license plate images or individual plate reads. If any portion is exempt, please redact only that portion and provide the rest, citing the specific legal basis.