66.1A Removal by court.
Any appointive or elective officer, except such as may be removed only by impeachment, holding any public office in the state or in any division or municipality thereof, may be removed from office by the district court for any of the following reasons:
1. For willful or habitual neglect or refusal to perform the duties of the office.
2. For willful misconduct or maladministration in office.
3. For corruption.
4. For extortion.
5. Upon conviction of a felony.
6. For intoxication, or upon conviction of being intoxicated.
7. Upon conviction of violating the provisions of chapter 68A.
8. For failure to pay a fine imposed pursuant to section 39A.6 and not dismissed pursuant to chapter 17A.
[S13, §1258-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1091; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.1]
C2001, §66.1A
2021 Acts, ch 12, §68, 73
Referred to in §185.9
Impeachable officers, Iowa Constitution, Art. III, §20
NEW subsection 8
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 66 - REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
Section 66.1A - Removal by court.
Section 66.3 - Who may file petition.
Section 66.4 - Bond for costs.
Section 66.5 - Petition — other pleading.
Section 66.7 - Suspension from office.
Section 66.8 - Effect of suspension.
Section 66.9 - Salary pending charge.
Section 66.10 - Governor to direct filing.
Section 66.11 - Duty of county attorney.
Section 66.12 - Special prosecutor.
Section 66.13 - Application for outside judge.
Section 66.14 - Appointment of judge.
Section 66.15 - Order by appointed judge.
Section 66.16 - Filing order — effect.
Section 66.17 - Notice to accused.
Section 66.18 - Nature of action — when triable.
Section 66.19 - Temporary officer.
Section 66.20 - Judgment of removal.
Section 66.21 - Hearing on appeal.
Section 66.22 - Effect of appeal.
Section 66.23 - Effect of dismissal.
Section 66.24 - Want of probable cause.
Section 66.26 - Appointive state officers.
Section 66.27 - Subpoenas — contempt.