The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:

1. 21-ORD-069 (In re: Matthew Snyder/Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department)

Summary: The Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it redacted the name of a private citizen from internal emails, or when it denied inspection of emails protected by the attorney-client privilege.

https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…

2. 21-ORD-070 (In re: Jeremy Henley/Kentucky State Penitentiary)

Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary violated the Open Records Act when it did not issue a timely written response to deny a request to inspect records. However, the Penitentiary did not violate the Act when it did not produce for inspection records that do not exist.

https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…

3. 21-ORD-071 (In re: James Coyne/University of Kentucky)

Summary: The University of Kentucky violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request to inspect records that it claimed contain confidential and proprietary information because it did not explain the basis for that claim.

https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…