Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 171.680 (2026)

Records management by agencies

✓ current as of May 2026
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(1) The head of each state and local agency shall establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency. (2) Such program shall provide for: (a) Effective controls over the creation, maintenance, and use of records in the conduct of current business; (b) Cooperation with the department in applying standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records; (c) Promotion of the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and facilitation of the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value; (d) Compliance with the provisions of KRS 171.410 to 171.740 and the rules and regulations of the department; and (e) Compliance with the provisions of KRS 61.931 to 61.934. Effective: January 1, 2015 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 9, effective January 1, 2015. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 53. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 28. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2015). 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 10 provided that "the provisions of this Act shall not impact the provisions of KRS 61.870 to 61.884." That proviso applies to this statute as amended in Section 9 of that Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Eplion v. Burchett, 354 S.W.3d 598 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011).
Eplion v. Burchett, 354 S.W.3d 598 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “872(5); and had failed to maintain the records as required by KRS 171.680(1) and KRS 64.830. The OAG informed the officials that the records requested belonged not to the past or present jailers as individuals, but to the agency, and that they had an obligation to maintain the…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 171.680(1) — 1 case
Eplion v. Burchett, 354 S.W.3d 598 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “872(5); and had failed to maintain the records as required by KRS 171.680(1) and KRS 64.830. The OAG informed the officials that the records requested belonged not to the past or present jailers as individuals, but to the agency, and that they had an obligation to maintain the…”
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