March 13, 2003

Ms. Pamela Smith
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0001

OR2003-1660

Re: Request for information re incident on July 16, 2002.

Dear Ms. Smith:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 180152.

After reviewing your arguments and the submitted information, we have determined that your request does not present a novel or complex issue. Thus, we are addressing your claims in a memorandum opinion. You claim that the requested information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 58.007 of the Family Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 58.007, you must withhold the requested information.

For more information on the cited exception, as well as information on the rights and obligations of governmental bodies and requestors, please refer to open government information contained on the Office of the Attorney General website at www.oag.state.tx.us. You may also contact our Open Government Hotline at 1-877-OPENTEX.

Enc: Submitted documents

c: Mr. Norman Ray Giles
Magenheim, Bateman & Helfand
3600 One Houston Center
1221 McKinney Street
Houston, Texas 77010
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