California Government Code ARTICLE 3 - Removal Other Than by Impeachment

• Section 3060.
  An accusation in writing against any officer of a district, county, or city, including any member of the governing board or personnel commission of a...
• Section 3061.
  The accusation shall state the offense charged in ordinary and concise language, and without repetition.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
• Section 3062.
  The accusation shall be delivered by the foreman of the grand jury to the district attorney of the county, unless he is the officer accused.(Enacted...
• Section 3063.
  The district attorney shall have a copy of the accusation served upon the defendant, and by notice in writing shall require the accused to appear...
• Section 3064.
  The defendant shall appear at the time stated in the notice and answer the accusation, unless for some sufficient cause the court assigns another day...
• Section 3065.
  The defendant may answer the accusation either by objecting to its sufficiency or any article therein, or by denying the truth of the accusation.(Enacted by...
• Section 3066.
  If he objects to the legal sufficiency of the accusation, the objection shall be in writing. The objection need not be in any specific form....
• Section 3067.
  If he denies the truth of the accusation, the denial may be oral and without oath. The denial shall be entered upon the minutes.(Enacted by...
• Section 3068.
  If an objection to the sufficiency of the accusation is not sustained, the defendant shall answer thereto forthwith.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
• Section 3069.
  If the defendant pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall render judgment of conviction against him. If he denies the matters...
• Section 3070.
  The trial shall be by a jury, and conducted in all respects in the same manner as the trial of an indictment.(Enacted by Stats. 1943,...
• Section 3071.
  The district attorney and the defendant are each entitled to such process as is necessary to enforce the attendance of witnesses as upon a trial...
• Section 3072.
  Upon a conviction and at the time appointed by the court it shall pronounce judgment that the defendant be removed from office. To warrant a...
• Section 3073.
  The same proceedings may be had on like grounds for the removal of a district attorney, except that the accusation shall be delivered by the...
• Section 3074.
  Any officer subject to removal pursuant to this article may be removed from office for willful or corrupt misconduct in office occurring at any time...
• Section 3075.
  In a proceeding under this article, appeal is to the court of appeal.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 178. Effective September 28, 1998.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018