96-ORD-224 | KOGC

Request By:
[NO REQUESTBY IN ORIGINAL]

Opinion

Opinion By: A. B. Chandler III, Attorney General; Amye L. Bensenhaver, Assistant Attorney General

Open Records Decision

This matter having been presented to the Attorney General in an open records appeal, and the Attorney General being sufficiently advised, we find that the Warren County Circuit Court Clerk is not bound by the provisions of the Kentucky Open Records Act, and therefore cannot be said to have violated the provisions of the Act by failing to respond to Mr. Monroe's request. We believe that 96-ORD-173, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is controlling.

A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.

LLM Summary

The Attorney General's decision determines that the Warren County Circuit Court Clerk is not subject to the Kentucky Open Records Act. This decision follows the precedent set by 96-ORD-173, which is explicitly cited as controlling in this matter. The decision concludes that the clerk did not violate the Act by not responding to a request, as they are not bound by its provisions.

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