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Article: KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPEN RECORDS DECISION REGARDING HERALD JAMES/PERRY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 17, 2006
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The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decision:
Summary: Decision adopting 98-ORD-6; records in the custody of circuit court clerks are properly characterized as court records, which are not governed by the Open Records Act, rather than public records within the meaning of KRS 61.870(2). Accordingly, this office has consistently recognized that circuit court clerks are not subject to the provisions of the Open Records Act; the Perry Circuit Court Clerk did not violate the Act in denying the request for specified court records.
Open Records Decision
At issue in this appeal is whether the Perry Circuit Court Clerk violated the Kentucky Open Records Act in denying ...