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Texas Sued over Police Reporting Form that Excludes Victim’s Phone Numbers

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· Story link A chiropractor and a the Texas Weekly Advocate, a “publisher of accident information,” have sued the state…

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A chiropractor and a the Texas Weekly Advocate, a “publisher of accident information,” have sued the state of Texas over a new accident reporting form that no longer requires the listing of the victim’s phone number. They claim this denies them the ability to contact victims to ”inform them of their rights to health care treatment..” (6/3/08)

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