21RS HB 581

House Bill 581

Actions

Last Action	02/23/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to open records.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	91
Sponsor	A. Scott
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to require all 911 communications pertaining to law enforcement be open records; require any public agency, including any law enforcement agency, county attorney, or Commonwealth's attorney that has obtained any records pertaining to any 911 communication in an ongoing investigation or administrative adjudication to release all relevant information pertaining to the 911 communication on its Web site; require any body camera footage relating to the 911 communication be released on the agency's Web site within 14 days, and all other records relating to the 911 communication within 3 days; require an agency to state reasons it cannot release relevant 911 records on its Web site, if it cannot do so within the required timeframe, and provide a date the information will be made available; amend KRS 17.150 to require any 911 records to be used in a prospective law enforcement action be released on an agency's Web site; repeal, reenact, amend, and renumber KRS 61.168 as 61.8747 to allow an agency to redact any body-worn camera recordings containing certain video or audio footage; require any body-worn camera recordings involving 911 communications pertaining to law enforcement to be uploaded on an agency's Web site; permit a person, entity, or personal representative of a person or entity directly involved in an incident contained in a body-worn camera recording to view the footage on the agency's premises or request and obtain a copy of the footage; repeal, reenact, amend, and renumber KRS 61.169 as 61.8748 and make conforming changes;
Index Headings of Original Version	Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - 911 communications, written and audio records in ongoing investigation, uploaded on Web site Police, City and County - 911 communications, written and audio records in ongoing investigation, publication on Web site Police, State - 911 communications, written and audio records in ongoing investigation, publication on Web site Public Records and Reports - 911 communications and records relating to law enforcement, open records Public Records and Reports - 911 communications, body-worn camera footage, state agencies and law enforcement, publish on website Attorney, County - 911 communications and records in ongoing investigation, publication on Web site Local Mandate - 911 communications, written and audio records in ongoing investigation, uploaded on Web site Public Records and Reports - 911 communications, state agencies and law enforcement, publication on Web site State Agencies - 911 communications, written and audio records, publication on Web site Attorney, Commonwealth's - 911 communications and records in ongoing investigation, publication on Web site