My November 14, 2023, Online Public Information Request to the Austin (TX) Police Department at their Official Website in that State-Capital City for Texas

 My most recent online public information request that I submitted online today to the Austin (TX) Police Department from my solo-occupancy fully locked apartment unit in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 5:20 p.m. Mountain Time:

"(1) A copy of  one currently applicable document or record or policy on file with the Austin (TX) Police Department (APD) that specifically states the circumstances in which, or criteria that have to be met for, state law in Texas, federal law, an ordinance of the  City of Austin, an APD policy,  or an ordinance of  Travis County Government to require full multi-month retroactive forensic DNA-evidence tracing for the maximum possible retroactive tracing period of 180 days or longer  on the entire contents of a  Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence kit---either a kit that had been obtained from a self-identified  rape victim in Austin who stated to APD that he or she wanted to press criminal-law charges, or a kit that had been obtained from a suspected  rapist.

"(2) A copy of a currently applicable document or record or currently applicable policy on file with APD that states the specific criteria that have to be met for APD to classify or re-classify an alleged Home-Invasion Sexual Assault Crimes case as a CONTlNUOUS Home-Invasion Sex Crimes case, or that states the specific criteria that have to be met for APD to classify or re-classify a Sexual Assault Crime case as a CONTINUOUS Sex Crimes case.

"(3) A copy of a current document on file with APD which cites the criteria that have to be met for a crime case to be either classified or re-classified with some type of specific wording  or terminology as a "Somnophilia" or "Somnophiliac" Sexual Assault case  ---- an alleged Sexual Assault case in which the victim was held unconscious throughout  or was asleep throughout or was unconscious throughout that alleged sex crime."

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(Below is computer-generated reply letter from APD that  I received today in response to my most recent online public information request to that municipal law enforcement agency in Austin, Texas:)

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "Austin Public Records Center" <austintx@govqa.us>

To: "mcmillanj@att.net" <mcmillanj@att.net>

Sent: Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Subject: Public Information Act Request :: R118544-111423

Dear Mr. John Kevin McMillan:

Thank you for your interest in the public records of the Austin Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 11/14/2023 and given the reference number R118544-111423 for tracking purposes.

Please be advised that the Austin Police Department’s Central Records Division receives over 2500 requests for information a month. These requests are processed in the order received, and we strive to respond to each request promptly, as required by law.

Please know that, as a result of the large volume of requests received, the anticipated timeframe for responding to your request may take 10 business days if it is simply an offense report you're requesting.  If you are requesting body cam, dash cam, or other related records your request could take up to 30 days.

You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records requested. PLEASE NOTE: The Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Austin Public Records Center.

Austin Police Department

To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Austin Texas Public Records Center.