The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 24-ORD-045 (In re: Jason Parido/Franklin County Fiscal Court)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the Franklin County Fiscal Court violated the Open Records Act when it claims it provided all records responsive to the request.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-045.pdf
2. 24-ORD-046 (In re: James Harrison/Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives)
Summary: The Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives did not violate the Open Records Act when it fulfilled a request for records within five business days of receipt.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-046.pdf
3. 24-ORD-047 (In re: Howard Froelicher/Campbell County Attorney)
Summary: The Campbell County Attorney did not violate the Open Records Act when he denied as unreasonably burdensome a request for records that would require a review of more than 100,000 emails.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-047.pdf
4. 24-ORD-048 (In re: Austin Horn/Office of the Governor)
Summary: The Office of the Governor violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request as too imprecise and unreasonably burdensome.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-048.pdf
5. 24-ORD-049 (In re: Zachary Kirk/Covington Police Department)
Summary: The Covington Police Department violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request for public records because it believed the requester would use records for a commercial purpose notwithstanding his statement to the contrary. If a requester misleads an agency about his or her intent to use records for a commercial purpose, then the agency’s remedy is to seek damages in circuit court under KRS 61.8745, not to deny the request before the requester actually uses the records for a commercial purpose.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-049.pdf
