The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 25-ORD-061 (In re: Thomas Rackley/Northern Pendleton Fire District)
Summary: The Northern Pendleton Fire District violated the Open Records Act when it did not grant or deny a request within five business days. The District also subverted the intent of the Act by claiming that it required one year to process the request.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-061.pdf
2. 25-ORD-062 (In re: Dante Stone/Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for JPay emails between private parties because such records are not “public records” under KRS 61.870(2).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-062.pdf
3. 25-ORD-063 (In re: Kurt Wallace/Bullitt County Attorney’s Office)
Summary: The Bullitt County Attorney’s Office violated the Open Records Act when it partially denied the Appellant’s first request for records without citing any applicable exemption or otherwise accurately explaining its initial denial of that portion of the request. The County Attorney did not violate the Act when it did not provide records that do not exist.
