# Bullitt County Sheriff's Office violated open records law, AG finds **Published:** 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z **Source:** [KY Attorney General Open Records](https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2026/26-ORD-268.pdf) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/bullitt-county-sheriff-s-office-violated-open-records-law-ag-finds The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office violated the Kentucky Open Records Act by failing to respond timely to a public records request and by not fully addressing all portions of the request, according to a decision released by the Kentucky Attorney General. Kurt Wallace submitted an 18-part records request to the Sheriff's Office on January 13, 2026, seeking documents related to personnel matters, dispatch records, and his own arrest. The agency did not respond until January 29, the 11th business day after receiving the request, exceeding the [five-business-day deadline required by state law](https://www.ag.ky.gov/Contact-Us/Pages/Open-Records-Requests.aspx). In its decision [26-ORD-268](https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2026/26-ORD-268.pdf), the Attorney General found that the Sheriff's Office violated the Act by failing to respond to seven specific portions of Wallace's request. The agency responded to non-existent parts B6 through B10, while ignoring parts A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, D1, and D2, the decision stated. The Attorney General upheld the Sheriff's Office's authorization of the Bullitt County Attorney to respond on its behalf, ruling that Kentucky law permits attorneys to handle open records requests for law enforcement agencies. However, the agency violated the Act in claiming that certain records did not exist without providing an explanation or demonstrating that its search for the records was adequate, the decision found. The Sheriff's Office correctly refused to respond to requests for information rather than specifically described public records, the Attorney General ruled. The agency was not required to identify the custodian of records it did not maintain when there was no indication such records existed, the decision stated. Wallace has filed multiple open records complaints against Bullitt County agencies, including prior decisions against the County Attorney's office and Bullitt County Fiscal Court for similar violations. ## Sources - [KY Attorney General Open Records](https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2026/26-ORD-268.pdf) - [Kentucky Open Records Act Overview](https://www.ag.ky.gov/Contact-Us/Pages/Open-Records-Requests.aspx) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from KY Attorney General Open Records, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2026/26-ORD-268.pdf.