Opinion
Opinion By: Daniel Cameron, Attorney General; James M. Herrick, Assistant Attorney General
Open Records Decision
On August 7, 2021, and again on September 14, 2021, Jeana Banks ("Appellant") requested that the Office provide "all records regarding [her] attempted claim for unemployment insurance benefits." Having received no response as of September 28, 2021, the Appellant initiated this appeal.
A public agency must respond to an open records request within five business days. KRS 61.880(1). The Office violated the Act when it failed to respond to the Appellant's request within that time period. 1
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 shall be notified of any action in circuit court, but shall not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.
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