Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 61.8745 (2026)

Damages recoverable by public agency for person's misuse of public

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records. A person who violates subsections (2) to (6) of KRS 61.874 shall be liable to the public agency from which the public records were obtained for damages in the amount of: (1) Three (3) times the amount that would have been charged for the public record if the actual commercial purpose for which it was obtained or used had been stated; (2) Costs and reasonable attorney's fees; and (3) Any other penalty established by law. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.

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Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Becky Harilson in Her Off. Capacity as Acting Co-Dir. of the Kentucky Legislative Rsch. Comm'n v. Hon Phillip J. Shepherd Judge, Franklin Circuit Court (Ky. 2019).

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Becky Harilson in Her Off. Capacity as Acting Co-Dir. of the Kentucky Legislative Rsch. Comm'n v. Hon Phillip J. Shepherd Judge, Franklin Circuit Court (Ky. 2019). “874: Abstracts, Memoranda, Copies; Agency May Prescribe Fee; Use of Nonexempt Public Records for Commercial Purposes; Online Access; 6) KRS 61.8745: Damages Recoverable by Public Agency for Person’s Misuse of Public Records; 7) KRS 61.”

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