2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 25: BRIBERY AND CORRUPT PRACTICES
17-A §608. Official oppression
Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
608. Official oppression
1. A person is guilty of official oppression if, being a public servant and acting with the intention to benefit himself or another or to harm another, he knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office.
[ 1975, c. 499, 1 (NEW) .]
2. Official oppression is a Class E crime.
[ 1975, c. 499, 1 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1975, c. 499, 1 (NEW).
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