The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 22-ORD-249 (In re: Dennis Bell/McCracken County Regional Jail)
Summary: The McCracken County Regional Jail did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for certain incident reports and medical and injury reports of inmates. However, the Jail failed to meet its burden of proof to sustain its denial of visitor logs, phone logs, and “communications with any law enforcement personnel.”
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-249.pdf
2. 22-ORD-250 (In re: Kimberly Holloway/Graves County Clerk)
Summary: The Graves County Clerk violated the Open Records Act when her initial response to a request to inspect records failed to explain how an exemption applied to deny the request. However, the Clerk has clarified on appeal that no responsive record exists.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2022/22-ORD-250.pdf
3. 22-ORD-251 (In re: Kurt Wallace/Jefferson County Public Schools)
Summary: Jefferson County Public Schools did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not provide records that do not exist.
