The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions this week:
1. 22-ORD-262 (In re: Sebastian Kitchen/Office of Attorney General)
Summary: The Office of Attorney General did not violate the Open Records Act when its response to a request to inspect records complied with KRS 61.880(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-262.pdf
2. 22-ORD-263 (In re: Sebastian Kitchen/Office of Attorney General)
Summary: The Office of Attorney General did not violate the Open Records Act when its response to a request to inspect records complied with KRS 61.880(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-263.pdf
3. 22-ORD-264 (In re: Sebastian Kitchen/Office of Attorney General)
Summary: The Office of Attorney General did not violate the Open Records Act when its response to a request to inspect records complied with KRS 61.880(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-264.pdf
4. 22-ORD-265 (In re: Christopher Morningstar/Luther Luckett Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Luther Luckett Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it withheld records that are exempt from inspection under KRS439.510 and KRS 61.878(1)(l).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-265.pdf
5. 22-ORD-266 (In re: Nashawn Tyus/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied requests for records that are prohibited from disclosure under federal law.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-266.pdf
6. 22-ORD-268 (In re: Josh Wood/Louisville Metro Government)
Summary: Louisville Metro Government violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond within five business days to three of seven requests it received, and when it invoked KRS 61.872(5) seven times to delay inspection of records, without either notifying the requester of the earliest date on which records would be available or giving a detailed explanation of the cause of the claimed delay.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-268.pdf
7. 22-ORD-269 (In re: Reginald Grider/Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney)
Summary: The Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney did not violate the Open Records Act when he withheld a record pertaining to criminal litigation under KRS 61.878(1)(h).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-269.pdf
8. 22-ORD-270 (In re: Uriah Pasha/Gallatin Circuit Court Clerk)
Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to records of the Gallatin Circuit Court Clerk.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-270.pdf
9. 22-ORD-271 (In re: Uriah Pasha/Carroll Circuit Court Clerk)
Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to records of the Carroll Circuit Court Clerk.
