FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office ruled that the Lexington Police Department violated the state’s Open Records Act when it denied a records request by demanding proof of residency beyond what the law allows — a decision that arrives as state lawmakers consider legislation that would impose new identification requirements on public records requesters.
In a decision issued March 19, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office found that the department improperly rejected a request from Nathan McCamish for organizational and network audits of its Flock surveillance system dating back to October 2025.
The department denied the request under KRS 61.872(2)(a), claiming the application contained “incomplete information” because McCamish had not provided a mailing address or phone number. Officials said they were unable to verify his residency status without that information…