{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-17.150","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 17.150","heading":"Reports by law enforcement officers and criminal justice agencies --","body":"Public inspection exemptions -- Administrative regulations -- Information\nfrom the Court of Justice.\n(1) Every sheriff, chief of police, coroner, jailer, prosecuting attorney, probation\nofficer, parole officer; warden  or superintendent of a prison, reformatory,\ncorrectional school, mental hospital, or institution for the intellectually disabled;\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police; state fire marshal; Board of Alcoholic\nBeverage  Control; Cabinet for Health and Family Services; Transportation\nCabinet; Department of Corrections; Department of Juvenile Justice; and every\nother person or criminal justice agency, except the Court of Justice and the\nDepartment  of Public Advocacy, public or private, dealing with crimes or\ncriminals or with delinquency or delinquents, when requested by the cabinet,\nshall:\n(a) Install and maintain records needed for reporting data required by the\ncabinet;\n(b) Report  to the cabinet as and  when  the cabinet requests all data\ndemanded  by it, except that the reports concerning a juvenile delinquent\nshall not reveal the juvenile's or the juvenile's parents' identity;\n(c) Give the cabinet or its accredited agent access for purpose of inspection;\nand\n(d) Cooperate with the cabinet to the end that its duties may  be properly\nperformed.\n(2) Intelligence and investigative reports maintained by criminal justice agencies\nare subject to public inspection if prosecution is completed or a determination\nnot to prosecute has been made. However, portions of the records may  be\nwithheld from inspection if the inspection would disclose:\n(a) The  name  or identity of any confidential informant or information which\nmay  lead to the identity of any confidential informant;\n(b) Information of a personal nature, the disclosure of which will not tend to\nadvance a wholesome public interest or a legitimate private interest;\n(c) Information which may  endanger the life or physical safety of law\nenforcement personnel; or\n(d) Information contained in the records to be used in a prospective law\nenforcement action.\n(3) When  a demand for the inspection of the records is refused by the custodian of\nthe record, the burden shall be upon the custodian to justify the refusal of\ninspection with specificity. Exemptions provided by this section shall not be\nused by the custodian of the records to delay or impede the exercise of rights\ngranted by this section.\n(4) Centralized criminal history records are not subject to public inspection.\nCentralized history records mean  information on individuals collected and\ncompiled by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet from criminal justice\nagencies  and  maintained in a  central location consisting of identifiable\ndescriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, information, or\nother formal criminal charges and any disposition arising therefrom, including\nsentencing, correctional supervision, and release. The information shall be\nrestricted to that recorded as the result of the initiation of criminal proceedings\nor any proceeding related thereto. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to\ndocuments  maintained by criminal justice agencies which are the source of\ninformation collected by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. Criminal justice\nagencies shall retain the documents  and no official thereof shall willfully\nconceal or destroy any record with intent to violate the provisions of this\nsection.\n(5) The  provisions of KRS  Chapter 61 dealing with administrative and judicial\nremedies for inspection of public records and penalties for violations thereof\nshall be applicable to this section.\n(6) The  secretary of justice and public safety shall adopt the administrative\nregulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the criminal history record\ninformation system and to insure the accuracy of the information based upon\nrecommendations  submitted by the commissioner, Department of Kentucky\nState Police.\n(7) The Administrative Office of the Courts may, upon suitable agreement between\nthe Chief Justice and the secretary of justice and public safety, supply criminal\njustice information and data to the cabinet. No information, other than that\nrequired by KRS  27A.350 to 27A.420 and 27A.440, shall be solicited from a\ncircuit clerk, justice or judge, court, or agency of the Court of Justice unless the\nsolicitation or request for information is made pursuant to an agreement which\nmay  have been reached between the Chief Justice and the secretary of justice\nand public safety.","path":["KRS Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46877","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:37Z","sha256":"e3d5b198275af2c2f3c808688d345841007b88e3e53e2c2717e80848e58bb322","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-17.148","next":"us-ky/krs-17.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}