63.090 Definition of "neglect of duty" as used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160.

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63.090 Definition of &quot;neglect of duty&quot; as used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160. As used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160, unless the context requires otherwise, &quot;neglect of duty&quot; <br>includes the following things listed but does not exclude things not listed: <br>(1) The commission of a trespass or wrongful act in the performance of official duty; <br>(2) Accepting a bribe to neglect official duty; <br>(3) Gross neglect equivalent to fraud; <br>(4) Willful neglect and such forms of misfeasance or malfeasance as involve a failure in the performance of the duties required by law; (5) Careless or intentional failure to exercise due diligence in the performance of official duty; (6) Habitual drunkenness in office; or, <br>(7) Gross immorality or misconduct in office amounting to neglect of duty. Effective: October 1, 1942 <br>History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3766a-6.