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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-11-13-3

  • 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.
  • state: means any board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, agency, governmental subdivision, military body, authority, or other instrumentality of the state, but does not include a municipality. See Indiana Code 5-11-1-16
   Sec. 3. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. If violated by an elected state officer, the officer is liable to impeachment, and if violated by any other person, the person is subject to removal for neglect of duty under the procedures described in IC 34-17. A township executive who violates section 1 of this chapter may also be removed from office by an action under IC 5-8-1-35 that is initiated under IC 36-6-4.5.

Formerly: Acts 1943, c.100, s.3. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.514; P.L.3-1993, SEC.247; P.L.1-1998, SEC.70; P.L.24-2022, SEC.2.