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SB 797 Embezzlement by public official; penalty.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Embezzlement by public official; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a public official or employee to knowingly misuse, misappropriate or unlawfully dispose of any public funds that he has access to or knows of because of his position. There is a mandatory, minimum term of 1 year of incarceration in a state correctional facility with no suspension of sentence for each $50,000 misused, misappropriated or unlawfully disposed of.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Embezzlement by public official; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a public official or employee to knowingly misuse, misappropriate or unlawfully dispose of any public funds that he has access to or knows of because of his position. There is a mandatory, minimum term of 1 year of incarceration in a state correctional facility with no suspension of sentence for each $50,000 misused, misappropriated or unlawfully disposed of.