General Information
To avoid unnecessary delays in processing your request, please be as specific as possible about the records you are requesting. If a request is vague or overly broad, (e.g. “all documents” on a topic, “all emails” for multiple people or not including a specific timeframe). It could require an extension and take longer to identify and collect potentially responsive records. Please note, closed requests are not monitored, please contact the Open Records mainline at 502-574-8773 or send an email to openrecords2@louisvilleky.gov if you have questions.
Tips
- It is not necessary to enter the same request multiple times for each applicable department. Open Records staff can assign one request to multiple departments.
- A valid email address is required to access your request.
- Do not include personal information, e.g. your full social security number in your request, only provide the last four of your social.
- If you do not know the name of the record, describe the information you believe is contained in it.
- Be specific about what you need. Including names, dates, keywords, or other details that can help expedite the processing of your request.
- Understand that requests are processed in the order they are received.
- For email searches, keywords to be searched, time frame, and name of employee’s email to included in search will need to be provided by requestor.
- You can review our Open Records Policy here.
HELPFUL LINKS
The records you are requesting may already be online. The city's website is designed to provide easy access to a variety of records right at your fingertips. For instance:
- Check our Open Data Portal. Many of our requests are for data that exists on the portal.
- Contact Louisville Metro Government customer service center at Metro311 .
- Look for an Internal Audit report.
- Visit our transparency page for questions about how government spends tax dollars, information about Boards & Commissions and the Ethics tipline.
- For information (vs. actual documents or records), please contact the appropriate agency through their contact page.
- For EMS Billing Medical Records, please contact 502-574-4401 for assistance.
- For LMPD Police Reports click here https://louisville-police.org/189/Get-a-Police-Report
- For questions related to MetroSafe open records requests, please call 502-572-3530.
- For background check information, use this link: https://kycourts.gov/AOC/Information-and-Technology/Pages/Background-Checks.aspx
Non LMG Departments Contact Information
TARC (Transit Authority of River City)
MSD (Metropolitan Sewer District)
Louisville Metro Housing Authority
Muhammad Ali International Airport
Jefferson County Clerk’s Office
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
Property Valuation Administration (PVA)