{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.00","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 195.00","heading":"Official misconduct","body":"§ 195.00 Official misconduct.\n  A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with intent to\nobtain a benefit or deprive another person of a benefit:\n  1. He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an\nunauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act\nis unauthorized; or\n  2. He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon\nhim by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office.\n  Official misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 195. Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/195.00","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"b85bdbba71b4a35a4a387d7830a729c7bbac6ab16a6098081a96603ca9bf76d4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.90","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}