The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 23-ORD-087 (In re: Western States Media/Louisville Metro Government)
Summary: Louisville Metro Government did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for automobile collision reports under KRS 189.635(5)(b).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2023-OROM/2023/23-ORD-087.pdf
2. 23-ORD-088 (In re: Ben Richard/Luther Luckett Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Luther Luckett Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request seeking information rather than public records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2023-OROM/2023/23-ORD-088.pdf
3. 23-ORD-089 (In re: Corey Wooley/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request under KRS 197.025(1) for security footage that if released would constitute a security threat.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2023-OROM/2023/23-ORD-089.pdf
4. 23-ORD-090 (In re: Leonel Martinez/Lee Adjustment Center)
Summary: The Lee Adjustment Center did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for a record that no longer existed within its possession at the time of the request.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2023-OROM/2023/23-ORD-090.pdf
5. 23-ORD-091 (In re: Tay Robinson/Kentucky Board of Social Work)
Summary: The Kentucky Board of Social Work violated the Open Records Act when it did not respond to a request to inspect records. The Board did not violate the Act when it withheld emails containing examination scores.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2023-OROM/2023/23-ORD-091.pdf
