66.26 Appointive state officers.
Any appointive state officer may also be removed from office by a majority vote of the executive council for any of the following causes:
1. Habitual or willful neglect of duty.
2. Any disability preventing a proper discharge of the duties of the office.
3. Gross partiality.
4. Oppression.
5. Extortion.
6. Corruption.
7. Willful misconduct or maladministration in office.
8. Conviction of felony.
9. A failure to produce and fully account for all public funds and property in the officer’s hands at any inspection or settlement.
10. Becoming ineligible to hold the office.
[S13, §1258-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.26]
Referred to in §46.5
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.