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

1. 21-ORD-204 (In re: Houston Bunton/Warren Circuit Court Clerk)

Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to records of the Warren Circuit Court Clerk.

https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-204.pdf

2. 21-ORD-205 (In re: Randy Skaggs/Elliott Circuit Court Clerk)

Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to records of the Elliott Circuit Court Clerk.

https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-205.pdf

3. 21-ORD-206 (In re: Kyle Thompson/Hardin Circuit Court Clerk)

Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to records of the Hardin Circuit Court Clerk.

https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-206.pdf

4. 21-ORD-207 (In re: Michael Murphy/Gallatin County Sheriff's Office)

Summary: The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office subverted the intent of the Open Records Act within the meaning of KRS 61.880(4) when it placed improper conditions on access to records.

https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-207.pdf

5. 21-ORD-208 (In re: Matt Tucker/LaRue County Detention Center)

Summary: The Larue County Detention Center violated the Open Records Act when it did not respond to a request for records. However, the Center did not violate the Act when it could not provide copies of records that do not exist within its possession.

https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-208.pdf

6. 21-ORD-209 (In re: Glenn Odom/Kentucky State Reformatory)

Summary: The Kentucky State Reformatory did not subvert the intent of the Open Records Act, within the meaning of KRS 61.880(4), when it did not charge a fee for postage in excess of its actual costs.

https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-209.pdf

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