68.1 - IMPEACHMENT DEFINED. - Iowa Statutes

68.1 IMPEACHMENT DEFINED. An impeachment is a written accusation against the governor, or a judicial officer, or other state officer, by the house of representatives before the senate, of a misdemeanor or malfeasance in office.          Section History: Early Form [R60, § 4937; C73, § 4546; C97, § 5469; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1131; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 68.1]        sp; Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10033, 10201