MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 7-111 (2022)
Official Misconduct
A person commits the offense of official misconduct if he/ she, while acting in his/ her official capacity as a public servant:
[(purposely) (negligently) fails to perform any mandatory duty as required (by law) (by a court of competent jurisdiction).]
OR
[knowingly performs an act in his official capacity which he/she knows is forbidden by law.]
OR
[performs an act in excess of his/her lawful authority with the purpose to obtain advantage for (himself)(herself) (another).]
OR
[(solicits) (knowingly accepts) for the performance of any act a (fee) (reward) which he/she knows is not authorized by law.]
OR
[knowingly conducts a meeting of a public agency in violation of Montana's Open Meeting Law.]
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2009
- Content hash
a5fffd3387b4b8f9486917785969c8c7a4afd5ad73ac3cfac182e6bf7f04ff69
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