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(f) On the commencement of an investigation by a law enforcement agency of a complaint described by Subsection (b )(3) in which a video or audio recording of the occurrence on which the complaint is based was made, the agency shall promptlv provide a copy of the recording to the peace officer who is the subiect of the complaint on written request bv the officer. ART. 2.133. REPORTS REQUIRED FOR TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS. (a) In this article: (1) "Race and ethnicitv" has the meaning assigned bv Article 2.1 32(a). (2) "Pedestrian stop" means an interaction between a peace officer and an individual who is being detained for the purpose of a criminal investigation in which the individual is not under arrest. (b) A peace officer who stops a motor vehicle for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic or who stops a pedestrian for any suspected offense shall report to the law enforcement agency that employs the officer information relating to the stop, including: (1) a phvsical description of each person detained as a result ofthe stop, including: (a) the person's gender; and (b) the person's race or ethnicitv, as stated bv the person or, if the person does not state the person's race or ethnicity, as determined by the officer to the best of the officer's ability; (2) the traffic law or ordinance alleged to have been violated or the suspected offense; (3) whether the officer conducted a search as a result of the stop and, if so, whether the person detained consented to the search; (4) whether anv contraband was discovered in the course of the search and the type of contraband discovered; 6