Definition of "neglect of duty" as used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160
KRS 63.090
in effect63.090. Definition of "neglect of duty" as used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160
As used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160, unless the context requires otherwise, "neglect of duty" includes the following things listed but does not exclude things not listed:
(1) The commission of a trespass or wrongful act in the performance of official duty;
(2) Accepting a bribe to neglect official duty;
(3) Gross neglect equivalent to fraud;
(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,
(7) Gross immorality or misconduct in office amounting to neglect of duty.
Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3766a-6.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23159Fetched: 10/20/2026