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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 522.040 — Misuse of confidential information

522.040. Misuse of confidential information

(1) A public servant is guilty of misuse of confidential information when, in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated, or in reliance on information to which he has access in his official capacity and which has not been made public, he:

(a) Accepts or agrees to accept a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction or enterprise which may be affected by such information or official action; or

(b) Speculates or wagers on the basis of such information or official action; or

(c) Aids another to do any of the foregoing.

(2) Misuse of confidential information is a Class D felony.

Source notes

Effective: January 1, 1975

History and annotations

Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 189, effective January 1, 1975.

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