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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 171.410 (2026)

Definitions for KRS 171.420 to 171.740

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As used in KRS 171.420 to 171.740:

(1) "Public record or record" means all books, papers, maps, photographs, cards, tapes, disks, diskettes, recordings, and other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, which are prepared, owned, used, in the possession of or retained by a public agency. "Public record" shall not include any records owned by a private person or corporation that are not related to functions, activities, programs or operations funded by state or local authority;

(2) "Department" means the Department for Libraries and Archives;

(3) "Commission" means the State Archives and Records Commission; and

(4) "Public agency" means every state or local office, state department, division, bureau, board, commission and authority; every legislative board, commission, committee and officer; every county and city governing body, council, school district board, special district board, municipal corporation, and any board, department, commission, committee, subcommittee, ad hoc committee, council or agency thereof; and any other body which is created by state or local authority and which derives at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its funds from state or local authority. Effective: July 15, 1986 History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 245, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VIII, B, sec. 2. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 32. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 159. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 106, Art. V, sec. 2. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth, Dep't of Corr. v. Chestnut, 250 S.W.3d 655 (Ky. 2008).
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Commonwealth, Dep't of Corr. v. Chestnut, 250 S.W.3d 655 (Ky. 2008). “146, dealing with the coordination of strategic planning for computerized information systems in state government; and that to ensure the efficient administration of government and to provide accountability of government activities, public agencies are required to manage and…”
York v. Commonwealth, 815 S.W.2d 415 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991). “200(1) provides: All records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice, or by any other court or agency or officer responsible to such court created under the present Constitution, or a former…”
Becky Harilson v. Hon Phillip J. Shepherd Judge, No. 2019-SC-0156 (Ky. Sept. 26, 2019). “220, respectively, provide: (1) All records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice, or by any other court or agency or officer responsible to such court created under the present Constitution, or a…”
Kyle Thompson v. Admin. Off. of the Courts, No. 2023-CA-1253 (Ky. Ct. App. Dec. 13, 2024). “200(1), “[a]ll records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice .”
Nathan Torian v. City of Paducah, No. 2023-SC-0395 (Ky. Dec. 18, 2025). “760(8) (same); KRS 171.410(4); KRS 7.107(1); KRS 65.230(3)(a); and KRS 311.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 171.410(1): 3 cases
York v. Commonwealth, 815 S.W.2d 415 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991). “200(1) provides: All records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice, or by any other court or agency or officer responsible to such court created under the present Constitution, or a former…”
Becky Harilson v. Hon Phillip J. Shepherd Judge, No. 2019-SC-0156 (Ky. Sept. 26, 2019). “220, respectively, provide: (1) All records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice, or by any other court or agency or officer responsible to such court created under the present Constitution, or a…”
Kyle Thompson v. Admin. Off. of the Courts, No. 2023-CA-1253 (Ky. Ct. App. Dec. 13, 2024). “200(1), “[a]ll records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice .”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 171.410(4): 1 case
Nathan Torian v. City of Paducah, No. 2023-SC-0395 (Ky. Dec. 18, 2025). “760(8) (same); KRS 171.410(4); KRS 7.107(1); KRS 65.230(3)(a); and KRS 311.”
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