§608. Official oppression
1.
A person is guilty of official oppression if, being a public servant and acting with the intention to benefit that person or another or to harm another, that person knowingly commits an unauthorized act that purports to be an act of that person's office or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on that person by law or clearly inherent in the nature of that person's office.
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §39 (COR).]
2.
Official oppression is a Class E crime.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §39 (COR).