Ord 74-89 10/17/1989 ORDINANCE NO. 74-89
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24-22 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF
THE FRONT PAGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFENSE
REPORTS AT A COST OF ONE ( $1. 00) DOLLAR.
WHEREAS, Vernon' s Ann. Civ. St. Art. 6252-17(a) , commonly
known as the Texas Open Records Act, has been construed to
require that the front page of Police complaint reports shall be
subject to public disclosure at a cost which is not excessive;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 24-22 of
the Code of Ordinances to bring said provisions into compliance
with state law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 24-22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Wichita Falls is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
"Sec. 24-22. Authority to furnish copies of police
complaint reports; charge.
(a) The Chief of Police is authorized to furnish portions
of the police complaint report made by investigating officers
and/or records to any person who requests such report. The
portions subject to disclosure shall be those items indicating
offense alleged location of alleged offense, identification and
description of complainant, premises involved, time of
occurrence, property involved, vehicle involved, description of
weather, detailed description of offense and name of
investigating officers.
(b) There shall be a charge of One ( $1. 00) Dollar per copy
of each copy of the police complaint report made. Such charge is
to be paid in cash to the Chief of Police, or his representative,
and shall be deposited in the general fund of the City.
(c) The authorization set out in this section shall not
apply to reports indicating identification and description of
witnesses, synopsis of confessions, officer' s speculation as to
suspect' s guilt, officer' s view of witnesses ' credibility,
statements by informants, ballistics reports, fingerprint
comparisons, blood and other lab tests, results of polygraph
tests, refusal to take polygraph test, paraffin test results,
spectrographic or other investigative reports or personal history
and arrest records of those accused of offenses. "
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 17th day of October, 1989.
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ORDINANCE NO.7489 THE STATE OF TEXAS
ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC-
TION 24-22 OF THE CODE OF COUNTY OF WICHITA
ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE PUB-
UC DISCLOSURE OF THE FRONT,
(PAGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT m ere)
OFFENSE REPORTS AT A COST
OF ONE($1.00)DOLLAR. 3 1 s t October
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