West Virginia § 15-16-6 Removal from office for malfeasance, neglect of duty, and failure to faithfully discharge duties of office

West Virginia Statutes

§ 15-16-6 — Removal from office for malfeasance, neglect of duty, and failure to faithfully discharge duties of office

West Virginia § 15-16-6

Ch. 15PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 16FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

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W. Va. Code § 15-16-6 (2026).

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Any elected official who takes official action that results in a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure to come into or continue in effect that violates the provisions of this article has failed to faithfully execute the duties of his or her office, has acted with neglect of duty, and has engaged in malfeasance in office, and thus may be removed from the same in accordance with Article IV, §6 of the constitution of this state, §6-6-5 of this code, §6-6-7 of this code, or any other applicable provision of the law of this state.

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Any elected official who takes official action that results in a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure to come into or continue in effect that violates the provisions of this article has failed to faithfully execute the duties of his or her office, has acted with neglect of duty, and has engaged in malfeasance in office, and thus may be removed from the same in accordance with Article IV, §6 of the constitution of this state, §6-6-5 of this code, §6-6-7 of this code, or any other applicable provision of the law of this state.