{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-522.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 522.020","heading":"Official misconduct in the first degree.","body":"(1) A public servant is guilty of official misconduct in the first degree when, with intent\nto obtain or confer a benefit or to injure another person or to deprive another person\nof a benefit, he knowingly:\n(a) Commits an act relating to his office which cons titutes an unauthorized\nexercise of his official functions; or\n(b) Refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law or clearly inherent\nin the nature of his office; or\n(c) Violates any statute or lawfully adopted rule or regulation relating to his\noffice.\n(2) Official misconduct in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 522"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19888","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"06efb57542eb339a4c985a2671294481690b6dcfbefee9893c48ce5621b3c31c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-522.010","next":"us-ky/krs-522.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}