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.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 66.1A

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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 the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 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.
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