Article: KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPEN RECORDS DECISION REGARDING LEONARD MARTIN/FLOYD CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decision:

In re: Leonard Martin/Floyd Circuit Court Clerk

Summary: Decision adopting 98-ORD-6 and 04-ORD-051; because 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), the Attorney General has long recognized that circuit court clerks are not subject to the provisions of the Open Records Act. Consequently, the Floyd Circuit Court Clerk cannot be said to have violated the Act in the disposition of the request.

Open Records Decision

At issue in this appeal is whether the Floyd ...

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