(A) If a person enforces KRS 61.870 to 61.884 pursuant to this section, he or she shall begin enforcement under this subsection before proceeding to enforcement under KRS 61.880(2). Each public agency, upon any request for records made under KRS 61.870 to 61.884, shall determine within five days, excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the receipt of any such request whether to comply with the request and shall notify in writing the person making the request, within the five-day period, of its decision. An agency response denying, in whole or in part, inspection of any record shall include a statement of the specific exception authorizing the withholding of the record and a brief explanation of how the exception applies to the record withheld. The response shall be issued by the official custodian or under his or her authority, and it shall constitute final agency action. (KRS 61.880(1))
(B) If a complaining party wishes the Attorney General to review a public agency's denial of a request to inspect a public record, the complaining party shall forward to the Attorney General a copy of the written request and a copy of the written response denying inspection. If the public agency refuses to provide a written response, a complaining party shall provide a copy of the written request. The Attorney General shall review the request and denial and issue within 20 days, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, a written decision stating whether the agency violated provisions of KRS 61.870 to 61.884. (KRS 61.880(2)(a))
(C) (1) A party shall have 30 days from the day that the Attorney General renders his or her decision to appeal the decision. An appeal within the 30-day time limit shall be treated as if it were an action brought under KRS 61.882.
(2) If an appeal is not filed within the 30-day time limit, the Attorney General's decision shall have the force and effect of law and shall be enforceable in the circuit court of the county where the public agency has its principal place of business or the circuit court of the county where the public record is maintained. (KRS 61.880(5))