Title 38 — Public Officers and Employees

A. If the accused does not appear, the court of impeachment, upon proof of service or publication may, on motion or for cause shown, assign another day for hearing the impeachment proceedings, or may proceed in the absence of the accused to trial and judgment. B. The accused may,…

If the accused is convicted, the court of impeachment shall, at such time as it appoints, pronounce judgment by resolution entered upon the journals of the court, which shall be the judgment of the senate. The judgment of conviction may provide that the accused be removed from of…

When articles of impeachment against any officer subject to impeachment are presented to the senate, such officer shall continue to perform the duties of his office unless and until removed.

A. An accusation, in writing, against a county, district or precinct officer for wilful or corrupt misconduct in office may be presented by a grand jury of the county for or in which the officer accused is elected or appointed. B. The accusation shall state the offense charged in…

A. The accusation shall be delivered by the foreman of the grand jury to the county attorney, who shall cause a copy thereof to be served upon the accused, and require by written notice of not less than ten days that he appear before the superior court in and for the county and a…

A. If the accused pleads guilty or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall render judgment of conviction against him. If the accused denies the matters charged, the court shall immediately, or at such time as it appoints, try the accusation. B. The trial shall be by jur…

The same proceedings on the same grounds as provided in this article may be had for removal of the county attorney, except that the accusation shall be delivered to a judge of the superior court of the county, who shall thereupon file the accusation with the clerk of the court an…

An appeal may be taken from a judgment of removal to the supreme court in the same manner as from a judgment in a civil action, but until the judgment is reversed the accused shall be suspended from office. Pending the appeal the office may be filled as vacancies in other offices…

Any person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy, after filing his official oath and bond, if a bond is required, possesses all the rights and powers and is subject to all the liabilities, duties and obligations of the officer who previously occupied the office.

Every public officer on vacating an office, or, in case of his death, his legal representative, shall deliver to his successor in office all property, books, papers and documents relating to or connected with the office and the official duties of the office.

A public officer whose office is abolished by law, or who, after expiration of the time for which he has been appointed or elected, or after he has resigned or been legally removed from office, knowingly and unlawfully withholds or detains from his successor, or other person enti…

If any person refuses or neglects to deliver to the lawful incumbent any property or records pertaining to the office or the duties of the office, the incumbent may apply by petition to the superior court of the county in which the person resides, and the court shall proceed in a…