Alabama § 36-11-1 - Persons Subject to Impeachment and Removal from Office; Grounds for Impeachment Generally.

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§ 36-11-1. Persons Subject to Impeachment and Removal from Office; Grounds for Impeachment Generally.

(a) The following officers may be impeached and removed from office: judges of circuit and probate courts, district attorneys, judges of the courts of appeals, district judges, sheriffs, clerks of the circuit courts, tax collectors, tax assessors, county treasurers, coroners, notaries public, constables and all other state officers not named in Section 173 of the constitution and all other county officers and mayors and intendants of incorporated cities and towns in this state.

(b) The officers specified in subsection (a) of this section may be impeached and removed from office for the following causes:

(1) Willful neglect of duty;

(2) Corruption in office;

(3) Incompetency;

(4) Intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquors or narcotics to such an extent in view of the dignity of the office and importance of its duties as unfits the officer for the discharge of such duties; or

(5) Any offense involving moral turpitude while in office or committed under color thereof or connected therewith.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 36-11-1 ("Persons Subject to Impeachment and Removal from Office; Grounds for Impeachment Generally.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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