§ 104.16 Dereliction of duty

(a) A person is guilty of the offense of Dereliction of Duty when they, as a government official or member of staff, negligently or recklessly—

(1) fail to serve or enforce a lawful warrant;

(2) fail to prevent or halt the commission of a criminal offense of which they are or should be aware;

(3) fail to report the commission of a criminal offense of which they are or should be aware;

(4) fail to prevent or halt the escape of any person held in custody;

(5) fail to prevent or halt the evasion of any judgment by a court;

(6) fail to perform a duty expressly required of them by the law or Constitution; or,

(7) carry out, or attempt to carry out, any official act expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution.

(b) Dereliction of Duty is a Second-Degree Misdemeanor.

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