The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 24-ORD-032 (In re: Jason Lyvers/Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet)
Summary: The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet did not violate the Open Records Act when it redacted records under KRS 337.345, KRS 61.878(1)(i), and KRS 61.878(1)(a). However, the Cabinet did not carry its burden of showing that KRS 61.878(1)(h) allowed it to withhold an entire investigation file.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-032.pdf
2. 24-ORD-033 (In re: Danielle Guminski/Kentucky State Police)
Summary: The Kentucky State Police did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for intelligence and investigative reports before prosecution has concluded or a determination declining prosecution has been made.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-033.pdf
3. 24-ORD-034 (In re: Billy Jo Boyce/Lexington Police Department)
Summary: The Lexington Police Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records because the requester is not a resident of the Commonwealth.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-034.pdf
4. 24-ORD-035 (In re: Rachana Pradhan/Cabinet for Health and Family Services)
Summary: The Cabinet for Health and Family Services did not violate the Open Records Act when it withheld records that were “preliminary drafts” under KRS 61.878(1)(i) or “preliminary recommendations” under KRS 61.878(1)(j).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-035.pdf
5. 24-ORD-036 (In re: Shawntele Jackson/Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk)
Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to records of the Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-036.pdf
6. 24-ORD-037 (In re: Curtis Cornett/Letcher County Fiscal Court)
Summary: The Letcher County Fiscal Court did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied two requests seeking information without describing any public records to be inspected.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-037.pdf
