KRS § 61.7991 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.7991
61.7991 Definitions -- Written request -- Prohibition of disclosure of identifiable information of judicial officers and immediate family -- Civil action
Status: in_force

61.7991 Definitions -- Written request -- Prohibition of disclosure of identifiable

information of judicial officers and immediate family -- Civil action.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Covered person" means a judicial officer or an immediate family member of

a judicial officer;

(b) "Disclose" means to post, display, publish, or otherwise make publicly

available;

(c) "Immediate family member" means:

1. A spouse, child, parent, or person under the familial custody or care of a

judicial officer; or

2. Any other familial relative who resides in the same household as the

judicial officer;

(d) "Judicial officer" means any active or senior judge and includes a:

1. Justice of the United States or a judge of the United States as those

terms are defined in 28 U.S.C. sec. 451;

2. Bankruptcy judge appointed under 28 U.S.C. sec. 152 or recalled

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sec. 375;

3. United States magistrate judge appointed under 28 U.S.C. sec. 631 or

recalled pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sec. 375;

4. Judge confirmed by the United States Senate and empowered by statute

in any commonwealth, territory, or possession to perform the duties of a

federal judge;

5. Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims appointed under 28

U.S.C. sec. 171; and

6. Justice, judge, trial commissioner, or domestic relations commissioner

of the Kentucky Court of Justice;

(e) "Personally identifiable information" means data that can identify a covered

person and includes:

1. Date of birth;

2. Biometric, health, or medical data, or insurance information;

3. Residence addresses of the covered person;

4. Home or cellular telephone numbers;

5. Personal email addresses;

6. Identities of the children of a judicial officer and names and locations of

schools and daycare facilities they attend;

7. Social Security number; and

8. The name of an immediate family member's employer; and

(f) "Written request" means a notice signed by a covered person requesting a

government agency refrain from posting or displaying publicly available

content that includes the personally identifiable information of the covered

person.

(2) (a) A government agency shall not disclose the personally identifiable

information of any covered person if the covered person has made a written

request to the government agency that this personally identifiable information

not be disclosed.

(b) Upon receipt of the written request, personally identifiable information shall

be removed from publicly available content within seventy-two (72) hours.

(c) A request under this subsection may be made on behalf of a minor who is a

covered person by a parent or guardian of the minor.

(3) After the government agency has removed the personally identifiable information

from publicly available content, the government agency shall not publicly post or

otherwise release the information unless the covered person voluntarily publishes

the information on the internet after June 27, 2025.

(4) A covered person may bring a civil action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief to

enforce this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.