Vehicular Pursuit Policies (Watauga Police Department)

Sydnee Coggins-Prioleau filed this request with the Watauga Police Department of Watauga, TX.
Multi Request Vehicular Pursuit Policies
Submitted July 13, 2023
Status
Completed

From: Sydnee Coggins-Prioleau

Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: Vehicular Pursuit Policies (Watauga Police Department)

Mail

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All current policies maintained by the department regarding vehicle pursuits (also known as: car chase, vehicular response policy, vehicular pursuit procedure).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sydnee Coggins-Prioleau

From: Watauga Police Department

Subject: None

Web

Good Afternoon,

The information that you requested is readily available online via the City's website.

Per 552.221 of the Texas Government Code
(b-1) In addition to the methods of production described by Subsection (b), an officer for public information for a governmental body complies with Subsection (a) by referring a requestor to an exact Internet location or uniform resource locator (URL) address on a website maintained by the governmental body and accessible to the public if the requested information is identifiable and readily available on that website.

The information you requested is available by accessing the following web URL
https://www.cowtx.org/1697/Watauga-PD-Policy-Manual

As we have provided you to the location where the information is readily accessible, the City considers the matter closed. However, as the requestor, you may nonetheless access the requested information by inspection or duplication or by receipt through United States mail, as provided by Subsection (b) of the Texas Government Code.