N.Y. Penal Law Section 195.00
Official misconduct

A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with intent to obtain a benefit or deprive another person of a benefit:

1.

He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized; or

2.

He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office. Official misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.

Source: Section 195.00 — Official misconduct, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/195.­00 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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