North Dakota § 44-11-01 What officers removable by governor - Grounds

North Dakota Statutes

§ 44-11-01 — What officers removable by governor - Grounds

North Dakota § 44-11-01

Title 44Offices and Officers

Ch. 44-11Removal by Governor

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N.D. Cent. Code § 44-11-01 (2026).

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The governor may remove from office any county commissioner, sheriff, coroner, county
auditor, recorder, state's attorney, county treasurer, superintendent of schools, surveyor, public
administrator, city auditor, city commissioner, mayor, township officer, rural fire protection district
board member, school board member, or any custodian of public moneys, except the state
treasurer, whenever it appears to the governor by a preponderance of the evidence after a
hearing as provided in this chapter, that the officer has been guilty of misconduct, malfeasance,
crime in office, neglect of duty in office, or of habitual substance abuse or gross incompetency.

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The governor may remove from office any county commissioner, sheriff, coroner, county
auditor, recorder, state's attorney, county treasurer, superintendent of schools, surveyor, public
administrator, city auditor, city commissioner, mayor, township officer, rural fire protection district
board member, school board member, or any custodian of public moneys, except the state
treasurer, whenever it appears to the governor by a preponderance of the evidence after a
hearing as provided in this chapter, that the officer has been guilty of misconduct, malfeasance,
crime in office, neglect of duty in office, or of habitual substance abuse or gross incompetency.