8.1.1.020 Abuse of Office

Any person acting or purporting to act for the Pueblo in an official capacity, taking advantage of such official or purported capacity, knowing that his conduct is illegal and who shall subject another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien or other infringement of person or property rights or shall deny or impede another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity, shall be guilty of the offense of abuse of office, and upon convict ion thereof, shall be sentenced to confinement for a period of not to exceed three (3) months or to pay a fine not to exceed $300.00, or both, with costs.