Search AG Opinions & Decisions
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-149
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Michelle D. Harrison,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Northpoint Training Center properly relied upon KRS 197.025(1) and 197.025(2), both of which are incorporated into the Open Records Act by …
Jason Lindbloom — Northpoint Training Center
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-154
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;J. Marcus Jones,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky State Reformatory ("KSR") initially violated KRS 61.880(1) by failing to confirm or deny whether responsive records existed because it …
Uriah Pasha — Kentucky State Reformatory
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-155
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Michelle D. Harrison,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Inmate requester initiated his appeal prematurely under KRS 197.025(7) by filing it on the fifth working day following receipt of the request …
Uriah M. Pasha — Kentucky State Penitentiary
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-150
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Michelle D. Harrison,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Lee Adjustment Center did not violate the Open Records Act in denying a request for a nonexistent record, and was not required to "prove a …
JaQue Abrams — Lee Adjustment Center
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-152
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Gordon Slone,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Franklin County Attorney properly withheld criminal investigation record under prosecutors' exemption, but initially failed to provide a detailed …
The State Journal — Franklin County Attorney
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-148
Opinion Opinion By: Jack Conway,Andy Beshear,Attorney General;James M. Herrick,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Meade County Attorney did not violate Open Records Act in denying request for criminal litigation records on the basis of KRS …
Garrett Prehatney — Meade County Attorney
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-151
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;James M. Herrick,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky Department of Education violated KRS 61.880(1) by untimely responding to request and failing to explain application of open records …
Tyler Fryman — Kentucky Department of Education
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-153
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;James M. Herrick,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky State Penitentiary violated KRS 197.025(7) by failing to make a timely disposition of an open records request, but did not violate the …
Uriah Pasha — Kentucky State Penitentiary
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-156
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;J. Marcus Jones,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky Public Service Commission ("Commission") violated KRS 61.880(1) by initially failing to assign responsive records to meaningful …
Nikita Perumal — Public Service Commission
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-157
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Sarah Ellen Eads Adkins,Assistant Attorney General Summary : The Department of Corrections violated the Open Records Act by failing to respond and affirmatively deny the existence of requested …
James Harrison — Department of Corrections
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-158
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;James M. Herrick,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Murray Police Department violated Open Records Act by denying access to arrest records, booking documentation, and search warrants pertaining to …
WKMS-FM — Murray Police Department
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-159
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Sarah Ellen Eads Adkins,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky State Penitentiary did not violate the Open Records Act by failing to provide records that do not exist. Open Records Decision …
James Harrison — Kentucky State Penitentiary
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-162
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Sarah Ellen Eads Adkins,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky State Penitentiary did not violate the Open Records Act by failing to provide records that do not exist. Open Records Decision …
Chris Hawkins — Kentucky State Penitentiary
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-161
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Gordon Slone,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Department of Corrections did not violate the Open Records Act by refusing to provide a record that did not contain a specific reference to the …
Jesse Sebastian — Department of Corrections
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-163
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Michelle D. Harrison,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Inmate requester initiated his appeal prior to expiration of the five days, excluding weekends and holidays, in which Barren County Detention …
Robert McKinney — Barren County Detention Center
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-165
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;J. Marcus Jones,Assistant Attorney General Summary : City of Martin subverted the intent of the Open Records Act by failing to respond to a written request for records, failing to provide a detailed …
Terry Thornsberry — City of Martin
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-164
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;James M. Herrick,Assistant Attorney General Summary : University of Louisville did not violate Open Records Act by withholding identities of students disciplined upon allegations of violent crimes or …
Kenny Jacoby — University of Louisville
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-166
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Michelle D. Harrison,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Kentucky State Police did not violate the Open Records Act in denying a request for all photographs taken during the investigation of a …
Timothy R. McCarthy — Kentucky State Police
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-167
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;James M. Herrick,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Louisville Metro Government did not violate the Open Records Act in withholding e-mails and portions of e-mails pursuant to KRS 61.878(1)(j) that …
The Courier-Journal — Louisville Metro Government
Open Records Decision —
19-ORD-169
Opinion Opinion By: Andy Beshear,Attorney General;Michelle D. Harrison,Assistant Attorney General Summary : Barren County Detention Center cannot provide a nonexistent policy for inspection or copying and its ultimate disposition of the subject …
Robert W. McKinney — Barren County Detention Center
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