House Bill 1282 Summary

• Public officers convicted of a felony during their term are automatically removed from office when a jury announces a verdict, a court announces a verdict in a bench trial, or the officer pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a felony.

• Officers removed from office do not receive salary or remuneration from the time of removal forward, even if a felony is subsequently reduced to a Class A misdemeanor.

• Public officers whose convictions are reversed, vacated, set aside, reduced to a Class A misdemeanor, or not entered are entitled to back pay but are not entitled to be reinstated to their office.

• Courts must file certified copies of sentencing orders with appropriate officials to notify them of vacancies created by the removal of convicted officers.

• An emergency is declared for this act, making it effective upon passage.