Statute · New York Constitution
N.Y. Const. art. XIII, § 5 — Removal from office for misconduct
N.Y. Const. art. XIII, § 5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Constitution
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 5. Provision shall be made by law for the removal for misconduct or malversation in office of all officers, except judicial, whose powers and duties are not local or legislative and who shall be elected at general elections, and also for supplying vacancies created by such removal.
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N.Y. Const. art. XIII, § 5 — Removal from office for misconduct is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 5. Provision shall be made by law for the removal for misconduct or malversation in office of all officers, except judicial, whose powers and duties are not local or legislative and who shall be elected at general elections, and also for supplying vacancies created by such removal.