Kentucky Open Government Coalition
The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 25-ORD-137 (In re: Kurt Wallace/Bullitt County Detention Center)
Summary: The Bullitt County Detention Center violated theOpen Records Act when it failed to respond to a request that complied with KRS 61.880(1) within five business days of receiving it.
The Jail also violated the Act when it failed to display its rules and regulations pertaining to public records or contact information for its records custodian on its website, as required by KRS 61.876(2).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-137.pdf
2. 25-ORD-138 (In re: Jourdan Miller/Louisville Metro Government)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Government did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that, if released, pose a security threat under KRS 197.025(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-138.pdf
3. 25-ORD-139 (In re: Bobby Ellison/City of London)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the City of London violated the Open Records Act because the Office is unable to resolve the factual dispute between the parties regarding whether the Appellant resided in Laurel County at the time of his request.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-139.pdf
4. 25-ORD-140 (In re: Brian Garner/City of Union)
Summary: The City of Union violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to all parts of the Appellant’s request within five business days and when it failed to cite the specific exception authorizing its redaction of responsive records. The City also violated the Act when it initially failed to conduct an adequate search for records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-140.pdf
5. 25-ORD-141 (In re: EWU Media/The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office)
Summary: The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for public records on the basis of residency.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-141.pdf
6. 25-ORD-142 (In re: Merissa Henderson/Gateway Children’s Advocacy Center)
Summary: The Gateway Children’s Advocacy Center violated the Open Records Act when it failed to appropriately respond to a request under the Act.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-142.pdf
7. 25-ORD-143 (In re: Merissa Henderson/Norton Healthcare)
Summary: The Office cannot find that Norton Healthcare violated the Open Records Act because the Office cannot find that it is a “public agency” subject to the Act.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-143.pdf
Republished from Kentucky Open Government Coalition under CC-BY-SA 4.0
https://kyopengov.org/blog/open-records-decisions-issued-kentucky-attorney-general-last-week-12
Amye Bensenhaver is a retired assistant attorney general who, for twenty-five years, specialized in Kentucky’s open records and meetings laws. She is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
Wed, June 4, 2025
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Amye Bensenhaver
Kentucky Open Government Coalition
The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 25-ORD-137 (In re: Kurt Wallace/Bullitt County Detention Center)
Summary: The Bullitt County Detention Center violated theOpen Records Act when it failed to respond to a request that complied with KRS 61.880(1) within five business days of receiving it.
The Jail also violated the Act when it failed to display its rules and regulations pertaining to public records or contact information for its records custodian on its website, as required by KRS 61.876(2).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-137.pdf
2. 25-ORD-138 (In re: Jourdan Miller/Louisville Metro Government)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Government did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that, if released, pose a security threat under KRS 197.025(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-138.pdf
3. 25-ORD-139 (In re: Bobby Ellison/City of London)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the City of London violated the Open Records Act because the Office is unable to resolve the factual dispute between the parties regarding whether the Appellant resided in Laurel County at the time of his request.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-139.pdf
4. 25-ORD-140 (In re: Brian Garner/City of Union)
Summary: The City of Union violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to all parts of the Appellant’s request within five business days and when it failed to cite the specific exception authorizing its redaction of responsive records. The City also violated the Act when it initially failed to conduct an adequate search for records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-140.pdf
5. 25-ORD-141 (In re: EWU Media/The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office)
Summary: The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for public records on the basis of residency.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-141.pdf
6. 25-ORD-142 (In re: Merissa Henderson/Gateway Children’s Advocacy Center)
Summary: The Gateway Children’s Advocacy Center violated the Open Records Act when it failed to appropriately respond to a request under the Act.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-142.pdf
7. 25-ORD-143 (In re: Merissa Henderson/Norton Healthcare)
Summary: The Office cannot find that Norton Healthcare violated the Open Records Act because the Office cannot find that it is a “public agency” subject to the Act.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-143.pdf
Republished from Kentucky Open Government Coalition under CC-BY-SA 4.0
https://kyopengov.org/blog/open-records-decisions-issued-kentucky-attorney-general-last-week-12
Amye Bensenhaver
Amye Bensenhaver is a retired assistant attorney general who, for twenty-five years, specialized in Kentucky’s open records and meetings laws. She is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.