The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 25-ORD-012 (In re: David Webster/Christian County Public Schools)
Summary: Christian County Public Schools subverted the intent of the Open Records Act, within the meaning of KRS 61.880(4), when it did not respond to a request within five business days, and when it invoked KRS 61.872(5) but failed to give a detailed explanation of the reason for delay or dispense with the request on the date by which it had said records would be available for inspection.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-012.pdf
2. 25-ORD-013 (In re: Kentucky Public Radio/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Police Department subverted the intent of the Open Records Act, within the meaning of KRS 61.880(4), when it delayed access to requested records for six months without proper justification.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-013.pdf
3. 25-ORD-014 (In re: Stephen Kininmonth/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Police Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for a copy of body-worn camera footage that depicts “Criminal Justice Information Services data by the Federal Bureau of Investigation” and does not fall under any exceptions in KRS 61.168(5).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-014.pdf
4. January 15, 2025 (In re: Kyle Thompson/Little Sandy Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Little Sandy Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied an inmate’s request for employee emails that, if released, would constitute a security threat under KRS 197.025(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-015.pdf
5. 25-ORD-016 (In re: Nathan Hampton/Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources)
Summary: The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not grant a request seeking information without describing public records to be inspected.
