KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
OPEN RECORDS POLICY & PROCEDURES
Kentucky’s Open Records Act of 1976, outlined in KRS 61.870 to KRS 61.884 provides the examination of a public entity’s records. All of a public entity’s records is presumed to be available to the public. Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of those records. Kentucky State University shall promptly release requested records that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.
Pursuant to KRS 61.876, Kentucky State's Open Records Policy is as follows:
All requests to inspect public records must be made in writing via U.S. Mail or hand-delivery to following:
Records Custodian
Kentucky State University
400 East Main Street
Hume Hall, Room 103
Frankfort, KY 40601
The request should include, but is not limited to the following: a legible name of the requestor, contact information/mailing address of the requestor, description of the requested records, and if applicable, a statement of commercial purpose.
Kentucky State has three (3) business days to respond to records requests. The time begins to run the next business day after the request is received by the Records Custodian. Any requests received outside of normal business hours will be considered received on the following business day.
Kentucky State's normal business hours are 8:00-4:30, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. KSU's holidays can be found at https://kysu.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits/.
Kentucky State may require a requester to conduct an on-site inspection, before receiving copies if the requester resides or has his/her principal place of business in the county where the records are located and/or if he or she fails to precisely describe the records. While not required, an appointment to inspect records in person is suggested.