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Pa. Const. art. VI, § 6
Officers liable to impeachment
The Governor and all other civil officers shall be liable to impeachment for any misbehavior in office, but judgment in such cases shall not extend further than to removal from office and disqualification to hold any office of trust or profit under this Commonwealth. The person accused, whether convicted or acquitted, shall nevertheless be liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to law.
History
(May 17, 1966, 1965 P.L.1928, J.R.10) Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article VI (formerly Article XII) were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874, and the article was renumbered from XII to VI by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. See also proclamation of the Governor of July 14, 1966, 1965 P.L.1945.
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