Ky. Rev. Stat. § 522.020

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225
Section 522.020 - Official misconduct in the first degree
(1) A public servant is guilty of official misconduct in the first degree when, with intent to obtain or confer a benefit or to injure another person or to deprive another person of a benefit, he knowingly:
(a) Commits an act relating to his office which constitutes an unauthorized exercise of his official functions; or
(b) Refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office; or
(c) Violates any statute or lawfully adopted rule or regulation relating to his office.
(2) Official misconduct in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

KRS 522.020

Effective:1/1/1975
Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 187, effective1/1/1975.