Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 61.884 (2026)
Person's access to record relating to him
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Any person shall have access to any public record relating to him or in which he is mentioned by name, upon presentation of appropriate identification, subject to the provisions of KRS 61.878. History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 273, sec. 8.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Bowling v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't, 172 S.W.3d 333 (Ky. 2005).
Bowling v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't, 172 S.W.3d 333 (Ky. 2005). “870 to KRS 61.884. Appellant’s complaint alleged that the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) wrongfully withheld records after he made a series of open records requests.”
Se. United Medigroup, Inc. v. Hughes, 952 S.W.2d 195 (Ky. 1997). “870 and KRS 61.884 under KRS 61.878 that relate to an act, transaction, or event that is a subject of a hearing, and may order their inclusion in the record under seal.”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Corr. v. Chestnut, 250 S.W.3d 655 (Ky. 2008). “See KRS 61.884 ("Any person shall have access to any public record relating to him or in which he is mentioned by name, upon presentation of appropriate identification, subject to the provisions of KRS 61.”
Bowling v. Brandenburg, 37 S.W.3d 785 (Ky. Ct. App. 2000). “Bowling relies on KRS 61.884 to assert that he has a right to the tape of the 911 telephone call.”
Kentucky State Bd. of Med. Licensure v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co., 663 S.W.2d 953 (Ky. Ct. App. 1983). “870 through KRS 61.884. Unless so adopted and made a part of the Board’s final action, such documents shall remain excluded under Subsections (g) *957 and (h) of the Act.”
Blair v. Hendricks, 30 S.W.3d 802 (Ky. Ct. App. 2000). “KRS 61.884 requires that each person shall have access to records relating to him.”
Taylor v. Maxson, 483 S.W.3d 852 (Ky. Ct. App. 2016). “prior determination has been made that the agency willfully violated KRS 61.884. Nowhere in KRS 61.882 or .anywhere else in our statutes is.”
Univ. of Kentucky v. Lachin Hatemi, M.D. (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “870 to KRS 61.884. In re: Lachin Hatemi held that “the Healthcare Compensation Planning Committee is a ‘public agency’ within the meaning of KRS 61.”
Kentucky Open Gov't Coalition, Inc. v. Kentucky Dep't of Fish & Wildlife Comm'n (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “870 to KRS 61.884. Therein, the General Assembly boldly “declar[ed] that the basic policy of KRS 61.”
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). “882: Jurisdiction of Circuit Court in Action Seeking Right of Inspection; Burden of Proof; Costs; Attorney Fees; and 12) KRS 61.884: Person’s Access to Record Relating to Him.”
Boone Cnty. Clerk Justin Crigler v. Christine McLaughlin (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “870 to KRS 61.884) and are subject to inspection only upon court order, including: (a) Public records containing information of a personal nature where the public disclosure thereof would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 4 Based on our review of the…”
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