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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Removal from office


SUBCHAPTER B. REMOVAL BY PETITION AND TRIAL


§ 87.011. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "District attorney" includes a criminal district
attorney.
(2) "Incompetency" means:
(A) gross ignorance of official duties;
(B) gross carelessness in the discharge of those
duties; or
(C) unfitness or inability to promptly and
properly discharge official duties because of a serious physical or
mental defect that did not exist at the time of the officer's
election.
(3) "Official misconduct" means intentional, unlawful
behavior relating to official duties by an officer entrusted with
the administration of justice or the execution of the law. The term
includes an intentional or corrupt failure, refusal, or neglect of
an officer to perform a duty imposed on the officer by law.

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