# Static Camera Chalking - The 24x7 Automated Patrol Officer

**URL:** <https://community.ops-com.com/t/static-camera-chalking-the-24x7-automated-patrol-officer/60>\
**Category:** What's New\
**Tags:** camera, timestamp, chalking, static\
**Created:** [March 9, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.ops-com.com/t/static-camera-chalking-the-24x7-automated-patrol-officer/60 "2026-03-09T17:14:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shannon\_Jones](https://community.ops-com.com/user_avatar/community.ops-com.com/shannon_jones/32/17_2.png) [@Shannon\_Jones](https://community.ops-com.com/u/Shannon_Jones)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.ops-com.com/t/static-camera-chalking-the-24x7-automated-patrol-officer/60/1 "2026-03-09T17:14:00Z")

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The Static Camera Chalking feature provides OPSCOM administrators and enforcement officers with a digital record of vehicles entering and exiting monitored lots. This information acts like a 24 x 7 Patrol Officer and serves as proof during disputes or appeals, as the time-stamped image is acceptable in a court of law if the date/time stamp is clear.  
Recently, this was updated for Axis Camera reads.

[Check out the wiki article here!](https://opscom.wiki/books/lpr-cameras/page/static-camera-chalking-the-24x7-automated-patrol-officer)

 ![Chalk Example with Static Cameras](https://community.ops-com.com/uploads/default/original/1X/74214e2c135a3c34894e9447119bb390d00ad2c0.jpeg)