February 1, 2012

Ms. Liz Goins

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Department of Public Safety

P.O. Box 4087

Austin, Texas 78773-0001

OR2012-01625

Re: Request for a copy of the report regarding the arrest of named individual on 1/6/12, all audio/video pertaining to the arrest, and any/all civil and/or disciplinary action he may have had throughout his employment there; PIR #12-0101

Dear Ms. Goins:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 449217.

After reviewing your arguments and the submitted information, we have determined your request does not present a novel or complex issue. Thus, we are addressing your claims in a memorandum opinion. You claim the submitted information concerning the specified arrest 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 pursuant to section 552.108(c) of the Government Code. To the extent information responsive to request item 3 regarding civil or disciplinary action exists, we assume you have released it as you did not submit it to this office for review. See Gov't Code §§ 552.301, .302.

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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