(Indianapolis, IN) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has addressed a misconception about the state’s popular Blackout license plate.

 

Rumor has it that the special black-and-white plates are easier for automated license plate readers, or Flock cameras, to scan than any other Indiana plate.

 

Officials with the BMV and Indiana State Police say this is not so.

 

Over 240,000 Hoosier vehicles have switched to Blackout plates, since the option became available about a year ago.

 

Public sentiment has soured on the use of AI-powered video surveillance. Some people say the cameras pick up and store a little too much information about their everyday comings and goings.

 

The Michigan City Police Department hosted an informational meeting on the topic over a week ago. In the past week, Flock cameras have been used to solve serious crimes in this area: a fatal Starke County hit and run and a child abduction near Plymouth.