March 26, 2007

Mr. Allen W. Smiley
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Dept of Public Safety
P. O. Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0001

OR2007-03208

Re: Request for dash cam video pertaining to an incident on 02/01/07 near Jourdanton involving Mr. Trevor Moreno, ORA 07-0417

Dear Mr. Smiley:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 277769.

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 submitted information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 552.108(a)(1) of the Government Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.108(a)(1) you may withhold the submitted 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

cc: Mr. Robert Gonzales

P. O. Box 840

Corpus Christi, Texas 78403

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