March 2, 2009

Leigh Watkins, Information Officer
SCDPS, Office of General Counsel
Post Office Box 1993
Blythewood, S.C. 29016

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Dear Leigh:

Please accept this correspondence as a request pursuant to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code 30-4-10 et. seq. I am requesting information regarding the City of Florence and/or the City of Florence Police Department's acquisition of video taping equipment, as required by S.C. Code §56-5-2953. I am specifically looking for the following information:

1) Confirmation of whether or not all breath sites in the state of South Carolina have been equipped with video taping equipment pursuant to the requirements of S.C. Code §56-5-
2953(E); and,

2) If not all breath testing sites have been outfitted with video taping equipment, I am requesting a listing of all breath sites that have not been equipped with video taping equipment pursuant to the requirements of S.C. Code §56-5-2953(E); and,

3) An accounting of all motor vehicle video taping equipment provided to and/or acquired by the City of Florence and/or City of Florence Police Department by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety pursuant to S.C. Code §56-5-2953(E). This listing should include the manufacturers information and serial numbers of all said equipment, the cost of said equipment, and the date said equipment was provided to and/or acquired by the City of Florence and/or City of Florence Police Department; and,

4) An accounting of all funds provided to the City of Florence and/or City of Florence Police by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety for the purchase of motor vehicle video taping equipment, pursuant to S.C. Code §56-5-2953(E); and,

5) An listing of the cost of each type of motor vehicle taping equipment that has been in the past or is currently being issued to and/or acquired by law enforcement agencies in South Carolina in efforts to comply with the requirements of S.C. Code §56-5-2953(E).

Leigh Watkins, Information Officer
SCDPS, Office of General Counsel

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March 2, 2009

As you are aware, upon receipt of a written FOIA request, the public body from which records are requested must respond to the requestor within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the request.

I look forward to your prompt attention to this matter.

With kind regards, I am,

Yours truly,

WUKELA LAW FIRM

PATRICK J. MCLAUGHLIN