§ 750.478Willful neglect of duty; public officer or person holding public trust or

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employment; penalty.
 Sec. 478.
    When any duty is or shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any person
 holding any public trust or employment, every willful neglect to perform such duty, where no
 special provision shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, constitutes a
 misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than
 $1,000.00.

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