August 15, 2012

Mr. Ronald J. Bounds

Assistant City Attorney

City of Corpus Christi

P.O. Box 9277

Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277

OR2012-12885

Dear Mr. Bounds:

You ask whether certain information is subject to required public disclosure under the Public Information Act (the "Act"), chapter 552 of the Government Code. Your request was assigned ID# 466415 (CCPD File Number: TShi1).

The Corpus Christi Police Department (the "department") received a request for a specified offense report. You state the department has released some of the requested information to the requestor. You claim portions of the submitted information are excepted from disclosure under sections 552.130 and 552.152 of the Government Code. We have considered the exceptions you claim and reviewed the submitted information.

Section 552.130(a)(2) of the Government Code provides that information relating to a motor vehicle title or registration issued by an agency of this state or another state or country is excepted from public release. Gov't Code § 552.130. Upon review, we agree the department must withhold the information you have marked under section 552.130.

Section 552.152 of the Government Code provides:

Information in the custody of a governmental body that relates to an employee or officer of the governmental body is excepted from [required public disclosure] if, under the specific circumstances pertaining to the employee or officer, disclosure of the information would subject the employee or officer to a substantial threat of physical harm.

Id. § 552.152. You explain the release of the undercover officers' names and identification numbers would subject the officers to substantial threats of physical harm. Therefore, we find section 552.152 is applicable to the marked information. Accordingly, we conclude the department must withhold the officers' information you have marked under section 552.152.

In summary, the department must withhold the information you have marked under sections 552.130 and 552.152 of the Government Code. The remaining information must be released.

This letter ruling is limited to the particular information at issue in this request and limited to the facts as presented to us; therefore, this ruling must not be relied upon as a previous determination regarding any other information or any other circumstances.

This ruling triggers important deadlines regarding the rights and responsibilities of the governmental body and of the requestor. For more information concerning those rights and responsibilities, please visit our website at http://www.oag.state.tx.us/open/index_orl.php, or call the Office of the Attorney General's Open Government Hotline, toll free, at (877) 673-6839. Questions concerning the allowable charges for providing public information under the Act must be directed to the Cost Rules Administrator of the Office of the Attorney General, toll free, at (888) 672-6787.

Sincerely,

Ana Carolina Vieira

Assistant Attorney General

Open Records Division

ACV/ag

Ref: ID# 466415

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