Terms Used In Utah Code 77-5-1

  • 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 the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     The governor and other state and judicial officers shall be liable to impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors or malfeasance in office.

Amended by Chapter 471, 2015 General Session