Skip to main content

Alabama Code Title 36. Public Officers and Employees § 36-11-1

Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.

(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.

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alabama Code Title 36. Public Officers and Employees § 36-11-1 - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-36-public-officers-and-employees/al-code-sect-36-11-1.html


FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal needs.

Was this helpful?

Thank you. Your response has been sent.

Copied to clipboard