About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

LOG IN
LOG IN


2026 Op. Ky. Att'y Gen. 1 (2026)

handle is hein.sag/sagky0060 and id is 1 raw text is: RUSSELL COLEMAN ATroRNEY GENERAL Subject: Requested by: Written by: Syllabus: COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 1024 CAPITAL CENTER DRIVE SUITE 300 FRANKFoRT, KY40601 (502) 696-5300 FAX: (502) 564-2894 January 5, 2026 OAG 26-01 Whether a public agency may prevent a citizen from live- streaming a meeting of a public agency in a non-intrusive and non-disruptive manner using his or her cell phone. Senator Gex Williams Kentucky Senate, District 20 Zachary M. Zimmerer, Assistant Attorney General Office of Civil and Environmental Law The Open Meetings Act does not allow a public agency to prevent a member of the public from live-streaming its meetings in a non- intrusive and non-disruptive manner. Opinion of the Attorney General Senator Williams has asked the Office of the Attorney General (the Office) whether a public agency may prevent a member of the public from live-streaming a meeting of a public agency on his or her cellphone. For purposes of this question, the Senator has asked that the Office assume the citizen is doing so in a non-intrusive and non-disruptive manner. The basic policy of the Open Meetings Act (the Act) is that the formation of public policy is public business and shall not be conducted in secret and the exceptions provided for by KRS 61.810 or otherwise provided for by law shall be strictly construed. KRS 61.800. Under KRS 61.840, [n]o condition other than those required for the maintenance of order shall apply to the attendance of any member of