§ 1002.1. Elected officials; crimes and penalties.
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Any elected official who is convicted of or enters a plea of nolo contendere to any
crime which is a felony, or which is a misdemeanor related to his public duties and
responsibilities and for which the penalty may be incarceration in any penal institution,
shall automatically forfeit his office and all pension benefits accrued after the
date of the crime immediately upon conviction. During and for the period of any judicial
review, the appropriate governing body and/or official authorized by law to fill any
vacancy in the elective office shall appoint a person to temporarily fill the elective
office, provided that if the elective office is one for which automatic succession
is provided by law, then in such event the person entitled to succeed shall temporarily
fill the elective office. If the conviction is reversed or overturned, the elected
official shall be automatically reinstated to the elective office for the remainder
of the elective term of office and all forfeited pay and benefits shall be restored.
