(1) If an impeachment is recommended by the committee of the House of Representatives to which it is referred, the committee shall draw up the articles of impeachment in accusation of the officer and submit the articles to the House with the recommendation for impeachment.
(2) The articles of impeachment shall state with reasonable certainty the misdemeanor in office for which impeachment is sought; and if there be more than one (1) misdemeanor, each shall be stated separately and distinctly.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 63.035

  • 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: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 11.

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