{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-171.590","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 171.590","heading":"Public nature of records in department's custody.","body":"The department shall be responsible for the custody, use, and withdrawal of records\ntransferred to it. All papers, books, and other records of any matters so transferred are\npublic records and shall be open to inspection by any interested person subject to\nreasonable rules as to time and place of inspection established by the department;\nprovided that whenever any records, the use of which is subject to statutory limitations\nand restrictions, are so transferred, the department shall enforce such limitations .\nRestrictions shall not remain in effect after the records have been in existence for fifty\n(50) years.","path":["KRS Chapter 171"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=4837","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:22Z","sha256":"41435538e80d0793e00cbb375fcd9f486073df347b0df41f5f6b3f86d1f844e4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-171.580","next":"us-ky/krs-171.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}