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Request By:
Joseph Garrett, # 146580
P. O. Box 9300
Central City, KY 42330Ann Wilson
Calloway Circuit Court Clerk
County Judicial Building
312 N. Fourth Street
Murray, KY 42071Sara Dent
Staff Attorney
Administrative Office of the Courts
100 Millcreek Park
Frankfort, KY 40601

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 Calloway Circuit Court Clerk is not bound by the provisions of the Kentucky Open Records Act, and therefore did not violate the Act in the disposition of Joseph Garrett's request for a copy of records relating to Commonwealth of Kentucky's criminal action number 99-CR-00189. We believe that 98-ORD-6, 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 concludes that the Calloway Circuit Court Clerk is not subject to the Kentucky Open Records Act in relation to Joseph Garrett's request for records concerning a specific criminal action. The decision follows the precedent set in 98-ORD-006, which is cited as controlling in determining the obligations of the court clerk under the Act.
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Requested By:
Joseph A. Garrett
Agency:
Calloway Circuit Court Clerk
Type:
Open Records Decision
Lexis Citation:
2002 Ky. AG LEXIS 58
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