The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-07 (In re: Eddie McGuire/Marshall County Judge/Executive)
Summary: Because the Office of the Marshall County Judge/Executive failed to respond to requests to inspect records within the statutory time for doing so, it violated the Open Records Act. The Judge/Executive also violated the Act when it denied an open records request based on the requester's alleged noncompliance with requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
2. 21-ORD-008 (In re: Daniel Keene/Roederer Correctional Complex)
Summary: Roederer Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied an inmate's request for records that did not contain a specific reference to him.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
3. 21-ORD-009 (In re: Stephen McBride/Monroe County Clerk)
Summary: The Monroe County Clerk violated the Open Records Act when it did not issue a written response to a request to inspect records within the statutory time for doing so.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
4. 21-ORD-010 (In re: Christopher Applegate/Luther Luckett Correctional Complex)
Summary: Luther Luckett Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not provide records that do not exist.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
5. 21-ORD-011 (In re: Randy Slone/Kentucky State Police)
Summary: The Kentucky State Police violated the Open Records Act when it invoked KRS 61.872(5) to delay access to responsive records and then failed to either provide those records for inspection, or explain why the records were unavailable, on or before the date that it claimed that the records would be made available.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
