December 6, 2007

Mr. Samuel Hawk
Assistant City Attorney
City of Dallas
Criminal Law and Police Division
1400 South Lamar
Dallas, Texas 75215

OR2007-16071

Re: Request for copy of police report #0727207-T; ORR 2007-8209

Dear Mr. Hawk:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 301754.

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. However, you must release the basic information including a detailed description of the offense, pursuant to section 552.108(c) of the Government Code. You must withhold the marked Texas motor vehicle record information under section 552.130 of the Government Code.

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.

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cc: Ms. Janet Blass

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