Security and Release of Records and Information

Question 0

TRAFFIC CRASH REPORTS
Among those who may legally obtain a traffic crash report are the following persons and entities:
crash occurred. The name of any person involved in the crash.

Answer 0

(a) The court in which a case involving a party involved in the crash is pending, if the report is subpoenaed.
(b) The Department of Transportation
(c) A person who provides two or more of the following:
1. The date of the crash
2. The specific address or the highway or street where the crash occurred.
3. The name of any person involved in the crash.

Question 1

The processing of requests is subject to these limitations:

(a) The authorized receiving employee shall determine if the requested record is available and/or subject to any exemption from disclosure. Processing of such requests may take up to _____ days.
(b) The requesting party shall be required to _____ in advance any established fee for each record sought (Tex. Gov’t Code § 552.261).
(c) The Department _____ be required to create records which do not otherwise exist; however, existing records may be copied in such a manner as to provide the requesting party with unrestricted portions of any record.

Answer 1

10; pay; shall not

Question 2

INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILES
No documents or items will be released pursuant to a subpoena without authorization from the APD legal advisor. All files that resulted in suspension of at least _____ are subject to open records requests. If the request is submitted through the Civil Service Commission, the original redacted case file will be transferred to the Commission as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the statutory deadline for responding to the open records request (_____ business days or less).

Answer 2

1 day; 10