KRS 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 cons titutes 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.