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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 522.030 — Official misconduct in the second degree

522.030. Official misconduct in the second degree

(1) A public servant is guilty of official misconduct in the second degree when 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 second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.

Source notes

Effective: January 1, 1975

History and annotations

Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 188, effective January 1, 1975.

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