Request By:
[NO REQUESTBY IN ORIGINAL]
Opinion
Opinion By: Albert 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 Department of Corrections properly responded to Steve L. Monroe's request for copies of master indices of "all records and manuals in the possession of" and "all Kentucky Administrative Regulations promulgated by" the Department "to date" by asking that he provide a more precise description of those records. We believe that 97-ORD-46, and in particular the discussion at pages two through six of that decision, are controlling. A copy of 97-ORD-46 is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Pursuant to KRS 61.872(3), Mr. Monroe may inspect public records by receiving copies through the mail only if he precisely describes the records and they are readily available within the Department of Corrections.
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.