March 5, 2012

Ms. Valerie Brown

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Public Safety

P.O. Box 4087

Austin, Texas 78765-4087

OR2012-03256

Re: Request for any and all documents and records, including video, pertaining to the arrest of two named individuals and the officers present at their arrest beginning on January 26, 2012 and continuing until investigation into any related issue ends

Dear Ms. Brown:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 451860 (DPS PIR #12-0443).

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 information marked as "552.108" may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 552.108(a)(1) of the Government Code. We have considered your arguments and the information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.108(a)(1) you may withhold the information marked as "552.108." We agree you must withhold the marked motor vehicle record information in accordance with 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.

Enc: Submitted documents

c: Requestor

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