November 13, 2012

Ms. Cary Grace

Assistant City Attorney

City of Austin

P.O. Box 1088

Austin, Texas 78767-8828

OR2012-18220

Re: Request for the name, age, and race of the individual who was arrested after be shot at by a named Officer on 10/20/12

Dear Ms. Grace

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 476346

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 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. ⁽¹⁾

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

(w/o enclosures)

Footnotes

1. Although the requestor seeks the name, age, and race "of the individual who was arrested," you inform us the named person was not arrested on the night in question and has not been arrested subsequently.

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