Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 521.030 (2026)

Soliciting unlawful compensation

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(1) A public servant is guilty of soliciting unlawful compensation when he requests a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action knowing that he was required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested.

(2) Solicitation of unlawful compensation is a Class B misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 184, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Miranda Marie Ellison v. Gary Wayne Miller (Ky. Ct. App. 2023).

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Miranda Marie Ellison v. Gary Wayne Miller (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Code § 521.030. 2. The Defendant, Gary Miller, was authorized by Tx.”

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