The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-194 (In re: Sam Aguiar/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: Louisville Metro Police Department violated the Open Records Act when it initially denied a request without explaining how exemptions applied to records withheld. However, the Department, both on appeal and immediately prior thereto, corrected its error and properly substantiated its denial.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-194.pdf
2. 21-ORD-195 (In re: David F. Smith/The City of Centertown)
Summary: The City of Centertown violated the Open Records Act when it failed to timely respond to two requests to inspect records.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-195.pdf
3. 21-ORD-196 (In re: Jim Stiles/Powell County Sheriff's Office)
Summary: The Powell County Sheriff's Office violated the Open Records Act when it did not respond to a request for records. However, the Sheriff's Office did not violate the Act when it could not produce for inspection records that do not exist in its possession.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-196.pdf
4. 21-ORD-197 (In re: Matt Tucker/LaRue County Detention Center)
Summary: The LaRue County Detention Center did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records posing a security threat under KRS 197.025(1).
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-197.pdf
5. 21-ORD-198 (In re: Terrance Miles/Southeast State Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Southeast State Correctional Complex violated the Open Records Act when it failed to cite an exception to the Act or to explain how the exception applied to the record withheld. However, the Complex carried its burden on appeal that KRS 197.025(1) authorized it to deny inspection of the requested records.
