Section 6-5-107 - Official misconduct; penalties(a) A public servant commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), if, with intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit or maliciously to cause harm to another, he knowingly: (i) Commits an act relating to his official duties that the public servant does not have the authority to undertake;(ii) Refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law; or(iii) Violates any statute relating to his official duties.(b) A public officer commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he intentionally fails to perform a duty in the manner and within the time prescribed by law.Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 82, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.