The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 24-ORD-180 (In re: Michael Frazier/University of Kentucky)
Summary: The University of Kentucky did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for copies of records that did not precisely describe the public records requested. However, the University violated the Act when it denied a request for records from a named employee during a specific time period containing certain search terms.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-180.pdf
2. 24-ORD-181 (In re: Charlie Rowland/University of Kentucky)
Summary: The University of Kentucky violated the Open Records Act when it failed to appropriately respond to a request to inspect records. The University also violated the Act when it did not respond to a request made under the Act.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-181.pdf
3. 24-ORD-182 (In re: Laron Cobb/Lee Adjustment Center)
Summary: The Lee Adjustment Center violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to a portion of a request. However, the Center did not violate the Act when it produced all responsive records it possesses.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-182.pdf
4. 24-ORD-183 (In re: Doug Dowson/Kentucky State Police)
Summary: The Kentucky State Police did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for unredacted data extracted from automobile collision reports.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-183.pdf
5. 24-ORD-184 (In re: William Burney/Kentucky State Police)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the Kentucky State Police violated the Open Records Act because the Office is unable to resolve the factual dispute between the parties as to whether KSP received the request for records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-184.pdf
