2016 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 522 - ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE
.040 Misuse of confidential information.

Download as PDF 522.040 Misuse of confidential information. (1) (2) A public servant is guilty of misuse of confidential information when, in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated, or in reliance on information to which he has access in his official capacity and which has not been made public, he: (a) Accepts or agrees to accept a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction or enterprise which may be affected by such information or official action; or (b) Speculates or wagers on the basis of such information or official action; or (c) Aids another to do any of the foregoing. Misuse of confidential information is a Class D felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 189, effective January 1, 1975.