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The governor and all other executive and judicial officers shall be liable to impeachment. The governor or any other executive officer shall be removed from office if, upon impeachment, such officer shall be found incapacitated or guilty of the commission of a felony or crime of moral turpitude, misfeasance or malfeasance in office. Judges shall be removed if, upon impeachment, they shall be found incapacitated or guilty of the commission of a felony or crime of moral turpitude, misfeasance or malfeasance in office or violation of the canons of judicial ethics. Judgment of incapacity or guilt in a case of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office. The person convicted shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial and punishment, according to laws.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island Constitution Art. XI, § 3. Officers subject to impeachment--Grounds and effect of conviction - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/rhode-island-constitution/ri-const-art-xi-sect-3/
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