§ 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.\n
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