(a) Reproduction of approved field copies of Department of Public Safety investigated Texas Peace Officer's Crash Reports (CR-3) will be furnished upon written request in all field offices where adequate clerical support exists and reproduction equipment is available.
(b) Persons or firms desiring reproduction of Texas Peace Officer's Crash Reports from field office files will submit a written request. If the desired report is available and the requestor meets the requirements under Texas Transportation Code, §550.065 for an un-redacted report, it will be reproduced and furnished upon payment of the statutory fee in the form of a personal check, money order, or cashier's check. Copies of each crash report purchased in a highway patrol field office will be stamped "Field Copy--Not From Custodial File." If the requestor does not meet the requirements under Texas Transportation Code, §550.065 for an un-redacted report, they will be sold a redacted report stamped "Field Copy--Not From Custodial File."

Source Note: The provisions of §1.129 adopted to be effective July 17, 1987, 12 TexReg 2149; amended to be effective May 30, 1999, 24 TexReg 3859; amended to be effective December 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 9913; amended to be effective March 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 2373; amended to be effective August 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 5409; amended to be effective January 10, 2016, 41 TexReg 488