“Criminal proceeding” means:

(a) A criminal action; and

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(b) A proceeding pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 3060) of Chapter 7 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code to determine whether a public officer should be removed from office for willful or corrupt misconduct in office.

(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)