If any individual is found guilty of any corrupt practice, the individual must be punished by being deprived of the individual’s government job, or the individual’s nomination or election must be declared void, as the case may be. This section does not remove from office an individual who is already in office and who has entered upon the discharge of the individual’s duties when the office is subject to the impeachment provisions of the Constitution of North Dakota.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-10-07

  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49