West Virginia Code 6-6-3 – Impeachment
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Any officer of the state or any judge may be impeached and removed from office for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, gross immorality, neglect of duty, or any high crime or misdemeanor, in the manner prescribed in section 9 of article IV of the Constitution of this state.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 6-6-3
- neglect of duty: as used in this article , means the knowing refusal or willful failure of a public officer to perform an essential act or duty of the office required by law. See West Virginia Code 6-6-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10