November 14, 2012

Ms. Amy Daniels

Records

Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office

1220 West Dallas

Canton, Texas 75103

OR2012-18365

Re: Request for copies of information regarding the arrest of a named individual on or about August 31, 2012 in Van Zandt County for Assault Causes Bodily Injury/Family Violence, to include the arrest report, incident report, statements, dispatch records, video or audio, and all other written and/or recorded info regarding the individual and the alleged incident

Dear Ms. Daniels:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 476313.

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. We also note the submitted information includes a document that may have been filed with a court. Information filed with a court is generally a matter of public record and may not be withheld from disclosure. Gov't Code § 552.022(a)(17); Star-Telegram, Inc. v. Walker, 834 S.W.2d 54 (Tex. 1992). Thus, if the information has been filed with a court, you must release the information.

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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