TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OFFENSE REPORT REQUEST FORM FOR CRIMINAL CASES
You must be the defendant’s attorney of record and have a signed Discovery User Agreement on file with the District
Attorney’s Office in order to request a copy of the offense report. You may only request a copy of the specific report
related to the offense for which your client is indicted.
In cases involving adult offenders, requests may be made:
-No sooner than five days after arrest on non-violent cases where the defendant IS in custody,
-No sooner than ten days after arrest on non-violent cases where the defendant IS NOT in custody, and
-After indictment on all violent cases (see Discovery Policy for listing of “violent” offenses).
On Juvenile cases, requests may be made upon the filing of the petition.
If a defendant is charged with violent and non-violent offenses stemming from the same incident, the time restrictions for
violent offenses apply.
Requests made before the allowable time will be rejected and must be resubmitted at the proper time.
Requests received after 3PM will be posted as received the following day.
ATTORNEY: _____________________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY’S CONTACT INFORMATION:
PHONE NUMBER: _____________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS (if different from address on file): ____________________________________________________
REPORT REQUESTED:
DEFENDANT’S NAME CAUSE NO. COURT INDICTED?
Y/N
In which format do you want the copy provided? ______ by email ______ paper copy
(response by email may not be available for offenses occurring prior to September 1, 2008)
__ Check if this is a supplemental request for an updated report. If so, date of first report received: _______________________
I certify that I am the Attorney of Record for the above-named defendant and that I am aware of and will abide by
the District Attorney’s policies and restrictions regarding copies of offense reports and other discovery.
Signature of Attorney: _________________________________________________________
DA USE ONLY:
Date Request received: _______________________ Response Due: _________________________
Sent to ADA _____________________________ on _______________________ by _________________
ADA action (check all that apply below):
___ release contents of the “Approved for Discovery” folder
___ release attached paper copies
___ request denied – denial approved by ____________________________________________________
___ can’t respond within 10 days because of _________________________________________________
___ ADA to be copied on response if by email
Action approved by ADA _______________________________________ on ______________________
Response sent to defense attorney on __________________________ by __________________________
Def Attorney notified of delay or denial on ______________________ by __________________________
