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

1. 24-ORD-185 (In re: Makeda Charles/Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)

Summary: The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections 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-185.pdf

2. 24-ORD-186 (In re: Ronald Corman/Crime Victims Compensation Board)

Summary: The Crime Victims Compensation Board did not violate the Open Records Act when it could not provide records that do not exist.

https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-186.pdf

3. 24-ORD-187 (In re: Timothy Prater/McCreary Circuit Court Clerk)

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

https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-187.pdf

4. 24-ORD-188 (In re: Uriah M. Pasha/Lee Adjustment Center)

Summary: The Lee Adjustment Center violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to a request made under the Act.

https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-188.pdf