More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies have used opioid settlement funds to purchase Flock Safety cameras and other ALPR systems. Flock Safety reported federal lobbying expenditures of nearly $1.3 million in 2025 and the first half of 2026 according to Washington Times reporting, with additional state-level activity. Opioid settlement funds totaling more than $50 billion began flowing to states and localities in 2022.