The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-167 In re: Matthew Goins/Southeast State Correctional Complex
Summary: The Southeast State Correctional Complex subverted the Open Records Act when it issued a blanket denial in response to a request to inspect records, which caused unnecessary delay beyond the statutory period to respond.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-167.pdf
2. 21-ORD-168 (In re: Glenn Hayden/Graves County School Board)
Summary: The Graves County School Board violated the Open Records Act when its response to a request to inspect records failed to explain how KRS 61.878(1)(i) or (j) authorized it to deny inspection of the requested records. However, the Board did not violate the Act when it did not provide for inspection notes that no longer exist in the Board's possession.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-168.pdf
3. 21-ORD-169 (In re: Courtney Graham/Board of Nursing)
Summary: The Board of Nursing violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records without citing the applicable exceptions to the Act or explaining how the cited exceptions applied to the records it withheld. On appeal, however, the Board provided the necessary explanation to justify its reliance on KRS 61.878(1)(i) and (j).
