The Senate when sitting as the court of impeachment is a court of record. The officers of the Senate are the officers of the court.

(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 3020.5

  • 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.