Iowa § 8.40 - 8.40 Penalty — removal — impeachment.
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§ 8.40. 8.40 Penalty — removal — impeachment.
A refusal to perform any of the requirements of this chapter, or a refusal to perform a rule or requirement or request of the governor or the director of the department of management made pursuant to this chapter, by a board member, commissioner, director, manager, building committee, other officer or person connected with any institution, or other state department or establishment, subjects the offender to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars, to be recovered in an action instituted in the district court of Polk county by the attorney general for the use of the state. If the offender is not an officer elected by vote of the people, the offense is sufficient cause for removal from office or dismissal from employment by the governor upon thirty days’ notice in writing to the offender; and if the offender is an officer elected by vote of the people, the offense is sufficient cause to subject the offender to impeachment. [S13, §163-a; C24, 27, 31, §330; C35, §84-e30; C39, §84.33; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §8.40] 88 Acts, ch 1134, §4 Wed Dec 10 21:42:25 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 8.40 (23, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.40 ("8.40 Penalty — removal — impeachment.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. 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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