Douglas W. Domenech 

Secretary of Natural Resomces 

COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 

Street address: 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia 23218 

Fax (804) 698-4500 TDD (804) 698-402 1 

www.deq. virginia.gov 

MAY 3 0 2013 

Ms. Diana Esber, Director 

Air Protection Division (3APOO) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region Ill 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 

David K. Paylor 

Director 

(804) 698-4020 

l-800-592-5482 

Reference: § 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 

Requirements for Nitrogen 

Dioxide (Revision JS) 

Dear Ms. Esher: 

Pursuant to the requirements of§ 11 0 of the Clean Air Act, we are officially requesting 

approval of a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

approved under the authority of§ 10.1-1185 of the Virginia Air Pollution Control Law and 

submitted in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 (Requirements for Preparation, 

Adoption, and Submittal oflmplementation Plans). 

This revision consists of a demonstration that the Commonwealth has met the 

infrastructure requirements of§ 11 O(a)(2) of the federal Clean Air Act for the 2010 national 

ambient air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide. 

Enclosed are the following: 

1. § 110(a)(2) nitrogen dioxide infrastructure demonstration. 

2. Certification of public participation activities. 
3. Public participation record. 

4. An electronic copy (CD) of the complete submittal. This electronic copy is an 

exact duplicate of the hard copy. 

For purposes of this submittal, the following document is being included for information 

purposes only and is not to be construed as part of the State Implementation Plan: a copy of the 

State or Local Government Conflict oflnterests Act(§ 2.2-31 00 et seq.), which provides the 

means for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest as required by§ 128(a)(2) of the Clean Air 

Act, and meets the requirements for provision of an accompanying copy of the law under 40 CFR 

51.231. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please let us know. 

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Enclosures 

David K. Paylor 
ENCLOSURE 1 

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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

§ 110(a)(2) REQUIREMENTS IN THE 

VIRGINIA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

FOR THE 2010 NO2 PRIMARY NAAQS

A State Implementation Plan (SIP) is a plan for each state that identifies how that state 

will attain and maintain the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS). The SIP contains regulations, source-specific requirements, nonregulatory items such as plans and inventories, and other types of submittals designed 

to satisfy requirements promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). The initial SIPs for states were approved on May 31, 1972. SIPs may be 

revised by the state with EPA approval. The federally enforceable SIP for the 

Commonwealth of Virginia is compiled in Subpart VV of 40 CFR Part 52.

Section 110(a) of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that each SIP provide for the 

implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS. This section also 

requires that within three years of the promulgation of a NAAQS, a state must adopt and 

submit such a plan to EPA. These infrastructure SIPs provide assurances of state 

resources and authorities. Where necessary, the infrastructure SIPs establish the basic 

state programs to implement, maintain, and enforce new or revised standards. Often, 

these SIPs simply reaffirm that the appropriate framework exists for any new NAAQS. 

The requirements of § 110(a)(2) of the federal CAA relevant to the 2010 nitrogen 

dioxide (NO2) NAAQS that are required to be in Virginia’s SIP are already contained in 

Virginia’s current SIP, have been submitted to EPA, or are contained herein.

Not all requirements of § 110(a)(2) need to be addressed as part of the infrastructure 

SIP submittal. In particular, three requirements are not included: 

• Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I): The D.C. Circuit Court’s opinion in EME Homer City 

Generation v. EPA, F.3d 7, 31 (D.C. Cir. 2012), reh’g denied (per curiam) (Jan. 

24, 2013), concluded that a SIP cannot be deemed to lack a required submission 

or deemed deficient for failure to meet the § 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) obligation 

regarding significant contributions to downwind nonattainment and maintenance 

areas until after EPA quantifies that obligation. Since EPA has not yet quantified 

Virginia’s obligation, if any, under this ruling, regarding the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, 

this submittal does not contain information regarding § 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).

• Section 110(a)(2)(I): Information regarding § 110(a)(2)(I) for nonattainment area 

plan revisions is also not included. The specific plan submissions for designated 

nonattainment areas, as required under CAA title I part D, are subject to different 

submission schedules than those for § 110(a) infrastructure elements. 

Therefore, EPA does not require infrastructure submissions to address § 

110(a)(2)(I).
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• Section 110(a)(2)(J), visibility: The promulgation of new or revised NAAQS does

not include new visibility projection requirements under the CAA, title I, part C. 

Therefore, states are not required to implement visibility protection obligations 

pursuant to § 110(a)(2)(J) based on the promulgation of a new or revised 

NAAQS, and EPA does not require infrastructure submissions to address this 

requirement under § 110(a)(2)(J).

The previous NO2 NAAQS was established in 1971 and set both the primary and the 

secondary standard at 53 parts per billion (ppb), averaged annually. On January 22, 

2010, the primary standard was strengthened by the addition of a short term value, 100 

ppb averaged over one hour and calculated as the three year average of the 98th

percentile of the annual distribution of daily maximum one hour average concentrations. 

The 2010 NO2 primary NAAQS was subsequently published in the Federal Register on 

February 9, 2010 (75 FR 6474).

The CAA requires EPA to complete the initial designation process within two years of 

promulgating a new or revised NAAQS. If the Administrator has insufficient information 

to make these designations, EPA has the authority to extend the designation process by 

up to one year. Virginia submitted a designation recommendation letter to EPA on 

January 20, 2011, in which Virginia recommended a designation of unclassifiable/ 

attainment for the entire Commonwealth. This recommendation was based on the

preamble to the 2010 NO2 primary NAAQS, which noted the lack of available data from 

near-road monitoring sites. Once an expanded network of NO2 monitors is fully 

deployed, including near-road monitors, and three years of air quality data have been 

collected, EPA intends to redesignate areas based on the new data. The initial

designations were published in on February 17, 2012, and the entire Commonwealth of 

Virginia was designated unclassifiable/attainment (77 FR 9532). 

The following describes each specific EPA requirement and how each requirement is 

being met by the Commonwealth.

Section 110(a)(2)(A): “Each such plan shall include enforceable emission limitations 

and other control measures, means, or techniques (including economic incentives such

as fees, marketable permits, and auctions of emissions rights), as well as schedules 

and timetables for compliance, as may be necessary or appropriate to meet the 

applicable requirements of this Act;” 

Virginia’s enforceable emission limitations and other control measures are those 

provisions of the following chapters that have been approved in Virginia’s SIP in 

40 CFR 52.2420(c).

 9VAC5 Chapter 40 (Existing Stationary Sources) 

 9VAC5 Chapter 50 (New and Modified Stationary Sources)

 9VAC5 Chapter 91 (Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program 

for Northern Virginia) 
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 9VAC5 Chapter 140 (Emissions Trading) 

Section 110(a)(2)(B): “Each such plan shall provide for establishment and operation of 

appropriate devices, methods, systems, and procedures necessary to – (i) monitor, 

compile, and analyze data on ambient air quality, and (ii) upon request, make such data 

available to the Administrator;”

Virginia maintains and operates an NO2 monitoring network to measure ambient 

concentrations within the Commonwealth for comparison to the NAAQS. This 

network meets current federal requirements. Network improvements needed to 

meet future federal requirements will be implemented using any updated

procedures for siting and monitoring procurement. 

All data are measured using EPA approved methods as either reference or 

equivalent monitors; all monitors are subject to the quality assurance 

requirements of 40 CFR Part 58; and all samplers are located at sites that have 

met the minimum siting requirements of Part 58. The data are submitted to 

EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) in accordance with the schedule prescribed by 

40 CFR Part 58.

In order to keep EPA informed of changes to the sampling network, Virginia 

provides EPA Region III with prior notification of any planned changes to the 

network. As needed, details of these changes and anticipated approvals of the 

changes are communicated to EPA. On an annual basis, Virginia sends EPA a 

summary of all past and projected changes to the network. This summary 

provides a description of each change, the reason for each change, and any 

other information relevant to the change. The most recent summary submitted 

for year 2012 has been approved by EPA. This summary will be updated as 

required by federal regulations and is currently updated on an annual basis.

Section 10.1-1306 of the Code of Virginia, Inspections, investigations, etc., 

states: 

The Board shall make, or cause to be made, such investigations 

and inspections and do such other things as are reasonably 

necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, within the 

limits of the appropriations, study grants, funds, or personnel which 

are available for the purposes of this chapter, including the 

achievement and maintenance of such levels of air quality as will 

protect human health, welfare and safety and to the greatest 

degree practicable prevent injury to plant and animal life and 

property ...

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This section of the Code of Virginia supports the development and maintenance 

of an adequate monitoring network to ensure the achievement and maintenance 

of healthy levels of air quality.

Section 110(a)(2)(C): “Each such plan shall include a program to provide for the 

enforcement of the measures described in paragraph (A), and regulation of the 

modification and construction of any stationary source within the areas covered by the 

plan as necessary to assure that national ambient air quality standards are achieved, 

including a permit program as required in parts C and D;”

Enforcement provisions and permit provisions are found in those portions of Part 

V (Enforcement) of 9VAC5 Chapter 170 (General Administration) and 9VAC5 

Chapter 80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) that are listed in 40 CFR 52.2420. 

Virginia has a minor new source review permitting program under 9 VAC 5-80-10 

and 9 VAC 5-80-11 (Permits for New and Modified Stationary Sources). Article 8 

(Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Locating in

Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas) of Part II of 9VAC5 Chapter 80

provides that construction and modification of major stationary sources in 

prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) areas will not cause or contribute to 

a violation of any NAAQS, including the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. On August 1, 2012

(77 FR 45523), EPA proposed approval of Virginia’s most recent PSD SIP 

revision. Upon final approval of this revision, Virginia’s SIP will include a permit 

program as required to address this infrastructure element for the 2010 NO2

NAAQS. Virginia’s PSD program applies to greenhouse gases through 9VAC5 

Chapter 85, Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation, 

which implements EPA’s greenhouse gas tailoring requirements. Other aspects 

for enforcement are found in the source monitoring, source testing and test 

methods, and record keeping and reporting provisions of 9VAC5 Chapters 40, 

50, and 140 that are listed in 40 CFR 52.2420. 

Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II): “Each such plan shall contain adequate provisions 

prohibiting, consistent with the provisions of this title, any source or other type of 

emissions activity within the State from emitting any air pollution in amounts which will 

interfere with measures required to be included in the applicable implementation plan 

for any other State under Part C to prevent significant deterioration of air quality or to 

protect visibility”

Virginia's PSD permitting program is regulated under Article 8 (Permits for Major 

Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Locating in Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration Areas) of Part II of 9VAC5 Chapter 80. This program provides that 

construction and modification of major stationary sources in PSD areas will not 

cause or contribute to a violation of any NAAQS, including the 2010 NO2

NAAQS. On August 1, 2012 (77 FR 45523), EPA proposed approval of Virginia’s 

most recent PSD SIP revision. Upon final approval of this revision, Virginia’s SIP 

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will include a permit program as required to address this infrastructure element 

for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. Virginia’s PSD program applies to greenhouse gases 

through 9VAC5 Chapter 85, Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject 

to Regulation, which implements EPA’s greenhouse gas tailoring requirements. 

With respect to sources located in nonattainment areas and thus not subject to 

the PSD process, Virginia’s SIP includes a fully approved nonattainment 

permitting program under Article 9 (Permits for Major Stationary Sources and 

Major Modifications Locating in Nonattainment Areas or the Ozone Transport 

Region) of Part II of 9VAC5 Chapter 80 (Permits for Major Stationary Sources).

Virginia's CAIR program was approved into the SIP at 9VAC5 Chapter 140, Part 

II, Part III, and Part IV on December 28, 2007 (72 FR 73602). The most recent 

updates to the CAIR program were approved on August 22, 2011 (76 FR 52275). 

These regulations ensure that visibility improvement reasonable progress goals 

for Class I areas within Virginia and in neighboring states will be achieved in a 

timely manner.

On October 4, 2010, Virginia submitted a Regional Haze SIP revision to meet the 

regulatory requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 Subpart P and statutory requirements 

set forth at CAA §§ 169A and 169B. EPA granted limited approval of this SIP 

revision on June 13, 2012 (77 FR 35287). This Regional Haze SIP revision 

satisfies Virginia's obligations regarding § 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II). 

Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii): “Each such plan shall contain adequate provisions insuring 

compliance with the applicable requirements of §§ 126 and 115 (relating to interstate 

and international pollution abatement)”

Section 126(a) directs each SIP to include provisions requiring a new or modified 

source to notify neighboring state of potential impacts from that source. Major 

stationary sources of NO2 in Virginia are currently subject to PSD NSR permitting 

programs. These provisions to implement Part C may be found in Article 8 

(Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Locating in 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas) of Part II of 9VAC5 Chapter 80,

and in 9VAC5 Chapter 85 (Permits for Stationary Sources Subject to Regulation), 

which have been approved in Virginia’s SIP in 40 CFR 52.2420(c). 9VAC5-80-

1775 specifically requires notification to local air pollution control agencies and 

any state whose lands may be affected by emissions from the source or 

modification. Virginia is not subject to any pending actions or petitions regarding 

NO2 under §§ 115, 126(b), or 126(c). No source or sources within Virginia are 

the subject of an active finding under § 126 with respect to any pollutant. There 

are no final findings under § 115 against Virginia with respect to any pollutant.

Section 110(a)(2)(E)(i): “Each such plan shall provide necessary assurances that the 

State (or, except where the Administrator deems inappropriate, the general purpose 

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local government or governments, or a regional agency designated by the State or 

general purpose local governments for such purpose) will have adequate personnel, 

funding, and authority under State (and, as appropriate, local) law to carry out such 

implementation plan (and is not prohibited by any provision of Federal or State Law 

from carrying out such implementation plan or portion thereof).” 

Code of Virginia, Title 10.1, Chapter 13, Air Pollution Control Board, gives broad 

authority to develop, implement, and enforce the implementation plan. Section

10.1-1308 provides the board adequate legal authority to adopt emission 

standards and compliance schedules applicable to regulated entities. This 

section provides authority to adopt emission standards, limitations, and any other 

measures necessary for attainment and maintenance of national standards. 

Sections 10.1-1307, 10.1-1307.3, 10.1-1309, 10.1-1316, 10.1-1320, and 10.1-

1322 provide the board adequate legal authority to enforce applicable laws, 

regulations standards, and compliance schedules. The provisions also allow for 

injunctive relief. In addition, § 10.1-1186 provides the department legal authority 

to enforce applicable laws, regulations, standards, and compliance schedules.

The resources to carry out the implementation plan are provided through general 

funds, Title V funds, and the §§ 103 and 105 grant process. 

Virginia's Title V fee requirements are located in Article 2 (Permit Program 

Emissions Fees for Stationary Sources) of 9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary 

Sources). These regulations are part of Virginia’s federally approved Title V 

program and are codified in Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 70, Approval Status of 

State and Local Operating Permits Programs. Additionally, Title V fees are 

collected under the authority of § 10.1-1322. Changes in future years to this 

funding mechanism would require changes to legal authority. 

Virginia has adequate personnel to carry out the SIP with respect to NO2

requirements. Should EPA determine that Virginia lacks adequate personnel to 

carry out the SIP, EPA may issue a finding with respect to that deficiency. 

Virginia would then have a legal obligation to correct that deficiency.

Section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii): “Each such plan shall provide requirements such that the 

State comply with the requirements respecting State boards under § 128.” 

The board has the authority to approve regulations, enforcement actions, and 

permits. Section 10.1-1302 is as stringent as § 128(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act 

and ensures that at least a majority of the members of the board represent the 

public interest and do not derive any significant portion of their income from 

persons subject to permits or enforcement orders of the board as required by § 

128(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act. See Virginia’s SIP revision submitted on June 8, 

2010 and approved by EPA on October 11, 2011 (76 FR 62635). In addition, the 

State or Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.) provides 

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the means for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest as required by §

128(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act; an informational copy is provided with this 

submittal. 

Section 110(a)(2)(E)(iii): “Each such plan shall provide necessary assurances that, 

where the State has relied on a local or regional government, agency, or instrumentality 

for the implementation of any plan provision, the State has responsibility for ensuring 

adequate implementation of such plan provision;”

Virginia does not rely on localities to implement SIP provisions regarding the 

2010 NO2 NAAQS. 

Section 110(a)(2)(F)(i): “Each such plan shall require, as may be prescribed by the 

Administrator, the installation, maintenance, and replacement of equipment, and the 

implementation of other necessary steps, by owners or operators of stationary sources 

to monitor emissions from such sources;” 

These requirements are included in those provisions of 9VAC5 Chapters 20, 40, 

50, and 80 that are approved in the SIP under 40 CFR 52.2420. Additionally, 

Virginia’s SIP contains no provision preventing the use of any credible evidence.

Section 110(a)(2)(F)(ii): “Each such plan shall require, as may be prescribed by the 

Administrator, periodic reports on the nature and amounts of emissions and emissionsrelated data from such sources;”

Requirements for periodic reports on the nature and amounts of emissions and 

emissions-related data are included in 9VAC5-20-160 (Registration) of 9VAC5 

Chapter 20 (General Provisions). Such data are also required by Part I of 

9VAC5 Chapter 40 (Existing Stationary Sources) as well as Parts I and II of 

9VAC5 Chapter 50 (New and Modified Stationary Sources). These SIP 

provisions are approved under 40 CFR 52.2420. 

Compliance certification requirements and compliance assurance monitoring 

requirements applicable to Title V facilities are located in Article 1, Federal 

Operating Permits for Stationary Sources (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) of 9VAC5-80 

(Permits for Stationary Sources), and specifically at 9VAC5-80-80 and 9VAC5-

80-110, respectively. These regulations are part of Virginia’s federally approved 

Title V program and are codified in Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 70, Approval 

Status of State and Local Operating Permits Programs.

Virginia meets all requirements of 40 CFR 51 Subpart A, Air Emissions Reporting 

Requirement. Should requirements for data submittals change as a result of the 

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2010 NO2 NAAQS, Virginia has authority under 9VAC5-20-160 to request and 

gather that information.

Section 110(a)(2)(F)(iii): “Each such plan shall require, as may be prescribed by the 

Administrator, correlation of such reports by the State agency with any emission 

limitations or standards established pursuant to this Act, which reports shall be available 

at reasonable times for public inspection;”

The correlation of such reports is included in Part I of 9VAC5 Chapter 40 and 

Part II of 9VAC5 Chapter 50. 9VAC5-170-60 (Availability of information) of Part II 

of 9VAC5 Chapter 170 (Regulation for General Administration) requires that 

these reports be publicly available. These SIP provisions are approved under 40 

CFR 52.2420.

Section 110(a)(2)(G): “Each such plan shall provide for authority comparable to that in 

§ 303 and adequate contingency plans to implement such authority;” 

Section 10.1-1309 B under Code of Virginia, Title 10.1, Chapter 13, Air Pollution 

Control Board, authorizes the board to declare a state of emergency and issue 

without hearing an emergency special order directing the owner to cease such 

pollution immediately upon finding that any owner is unreasonably affecting the 

public health, safety or welfare; the health of animal or plant life; or property. 

Section 10.1-1309.1 authorizes the board to issue special orders requiring plans 

to abate, control, prevent, remove, or contain any substantial and imminent threat 

to public health or the environment that is reasonably likely to occur if such 

source ceases operations. 

Virginia has appropriate general emergency powers to address NO2 related 

episodes. No specific emergency episode plan for NO2 is necessary at this time

since Virginia is classified as a Priority III area, as described in 40 CFR Part 51 

Subpart H-Prevention of Air Pollution Emergency Episodes and as noted in 40 

CFR 52.2421. Virginia’s emergency plans are found in 9VAC5 Chapter 70 (Air 

Pollution Episode Prevention) and are approved in 40 CFR 52.2420

Section 110(a)(2)(H)(i): “Each such plan shall provide for revision of such plan from 

time to time as may be necessary to take account of revisions of such national primary 

or secondary ambient air quality standard or the availability of improved or more 

expeditious methods of attaining such standard;”

Virginia’s SIP is a compilation of regulations, plans, and submittals that act to 

improve and maintain air quality at the national standards. The authority to 

develop or revise the SIP is based on the authority to adopt new regulations, 

revise existing regulations, and conduct business in a manner to meet the 

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NAAQS. Code of Virginia, Title 10.1, Chapter 13, Air Pollution Control Board, 

gives broad authority to perform these functions. Specifically § 10.1-1306 

provides authority for the board to act reasonably to achieve and maintain levels 

of air quality that will protect human health, welfare, and safety. Also, § 10.1-

1307 provides for the development of a comprehensive program for the study, 

abatement, and control of all sources of air pollution in the Commonwealth. 

Section 10.1-1308 provides authority to promulgate regulations to abate, control, 

and prohibit air pollution throughout the Commonwealth in accordance with the 

provisions of Virginia’s Administrative Process Act. 

Section 110(a)(2)(H)(ii): “Each such plan shall provide for revision of such plan except 

as provided in paragraph (3)(c), whenever the Administrator finds on the basis of 

information available to the Administrator that the plan is substantially inadequate to 

attain the national ambient air quality standard which it implements or to otherwise 

comply with any additional requirements established under this Act;”

As noted in the prior paragraph, § 10.1-1306 provides authority for the board to 

act reasonably to achieve and maintain levels of air quality that will protect 

human health, welfare, and safety. Virginia affirms that the state implementation 

plan may be revised should the Administrator find that the plan is substantially 

inadequate to attain a standard or to comply with any additional requirements 

under the Act.

Section 110(a)(2)(J): “Each such plan shall meet the applicable requirements of 

section 121 (relating to consultation), section 127 (relating to public notification), and 

part C (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and visibility 

protection);”

Section 121: All SIP revisions undergo public notice and opportunity for public

hearing, which provides for comment by the public and includes local political 

subdivisions. Further, all regulations promulgated in Virginia are subject to the 

Administrative Process Act (Code of Virginia, Title 2.2, Administration of 

Government, Chapter 40). Regulations promulgated by the State Air Pollution 

Control Board are also governed by 9VAC5 Chapter 5, Public Participation 

Guidelines. 

Virginia’s SIP also provides opportunity for consultation with federal land 

managers. Article 8 (Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major 

Modifications Locating in Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas) of Part II

of 9VAC5 Chapter 80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) specifically provides for 

consultation with federal land managers in 9VAC5-80-1765 (Sources affecting 

federal class I areas – additional requirements). The regional haze SIP, to which 

EPA granted limited approval on June 13, 2012 (77 FR 35287), commits Virginia 

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to consultation processes with federal land managers on the submittal of the 

regional haze mid-course review. 

Therefore, the Commonwealth’s public participation requirements and 

procedures fulfill the requirements of the § 121 consultation process.

Section 127: Air quality data from Virginia’s monitoring network is published on 

the Department of Environmental Quality website. As part of the § 105 grant 

process, Virginia is required to submit monitoring data to the AQS in a timely 

manner. Virginia publishes an annual summary of all monitoring data on the 

DEQ website, including monitoring locations, exceedances, and violations of 

standards. 

Part C: Article 8 (Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications 

Locating in Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas) of Part II of 9VAC5 

Chapter 80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) provides that construction and 

modification of major stationary sources will not cause or contribute to a violation 

of any NAAQS, including the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. On August 1, 2012 (77 FR 

45523), EPA proposed approval of Virginia’s most recent PSD SIP revision. 

Upon final approval of this revision, Virginia’s SIP will include a permit program 

as required to address this infrastructure element for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. 

Virginia’s PSD program applies to greenhouse gases through 9VAC5 Chapter 85 

(Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation), which 

implements EPA’s greenhouse has tailoring requirements. 

Section 110(a)(2)(K)(i) and (ii): “Each such plan shall provide for (i) the performance 

of such air quality modeling as the Administrator may prescribe for the purpose of 

predicting the effect on ambient air quality of any emission of any air pollutant for which 

the Administrator has established a national ambient air quality standard and (ii) the 

submission, upon request, of data related to such air quality modeling to the 

Administrator”

Article 8, Permits for Major Stationary Sources and Major Modifications Locating

in Prevention of Significant Deterioration Areas (9VAC5-80-1605 et seq.) of 

9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) contains requirements for preconstruction and post-construction monitoring and modeling. 9VAC5-80-1715 

(Source impact analysis), 9VAC5-80-1725 (Air quality models) and 9VAC5-80-

1735 (Air quality analysis) provide detail on modeling requirements. This data is 

routinely provided to EPA upon request. Article 8 is included as part of the 

Virginia SIP as noted in 40 CFR 52.2420. 

Regional air quality modeling inputs and results have been provided in numerous 

SIP submittals. Virginia is a partner in multiple regional planning organizations 

and provides regional air quality modeling support to states in northeast, midAtlantic, and southeast planning organizations. Virginia will continue to share 

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expertise and help create regional air quality models so long as the 

Commonwealth’s goals and resources allow. 

Section 110(a)(2)(L)(i) and (ii): “Each such plan shall require the owner or operator of 

each major stationary source to pay to the permitting authority, as a condition of any 

permit required under this Act, a fee sufficient to cover (i) the reasonable costs of 

reviewing and acting upon any application for such a permit, and (ii) if the owner or 

operator receives a permit for such source, the reasonable costs of implementing and 

enforcing the terms and conditions of any such permit (not including any court costs or 

other costs associated with any enforcement action), until such fee requirement is 

superseded with respect to such sources by the Administrator’s approval of a fee 

program under title V;”

These requirements are located in Article 2, Permit Program Fees for Stationary 

Sources (9VAC5-80-310 et seq.) of 9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources). 

These regulations are part of Virginia’s federally approved Title V program and 

are codified in Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 70, Approval Status of State and Local 

Operating Permits Programs.

Section 110(a)(2)(M): “Each such plan shall provide for consultation and participation 

by local political subdivisions affected by the plan;”

All SIP revisions undergo public notice and opportunity for public hearing, which 

provides for comment by the public and includes local political subdivisions. 

Further, all regulations promulgated in Virginia are subject to the Administrative 

Process Act (Code of Virginia, Title 2.2, Administration of Government, Chapter 

40). Regulations promulgated by the State Air Pollution Control Board are 

governed by 9VAC5 Chapter 5, Public Participation Guidelines. Consultation 

with affected localities for transportation conformity purposes is regulated by 

9VAC5 Chapter 151 (Regulation for Transportation Conformity). Additionally, the 

Code of Virginia under § 10.1-1307A requires advising, consulting, and 

cooperating with all agencies of the Commonwealth, political subdivisions, 

private industries, and any other affected groups when developing programs to 

improve or maintain air quality. The Commonwealth’s public participation 

requirements and procedures fulfill the requirements for consultation with local 

political subdivisions affected by the SIP.

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CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(a), a public comment period to provide the opportunity 

to submit written comments concerning a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of 

Virginia State Implementation Plan was held from April 22 to May 22, 2013. 

As required by 40 CFR Part 51.102(a) and (d)(1) and (2), the public was given notice of 

the public comment period in the Virginia Register, along with the location of the 

proposal for public inspection, on April 22, 2013. The notice included procedures to 

afford the public the opportunity to request that a hearing be held pursuant to 40 CFR 

51.102(a); no such request was received. The attached copy of the notice provides the 

evidence required by Section 2.1(f) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51. 

The Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was notified 

of the public comment period, as was each local air pollution control agency which will 

be significantly affected by the revision and is located in the affected Air Quality Control 

Regions. In addition, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Tennessee, which share 

affected interstate Air Quality Control Regions with Virginia, were notified of the public 

comment period. These notifications follow the requirements of 40 CFR Part 

51.102(d)(3), (4) and (5).

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GENERAL NOTICES/ERRATA 

Volume 29, Issue 17 Virginia Register of Regulations April 22, 2013 

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GENERAL NOTICES/ERRATA 

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 

State Implementation Plan - Proposed Revision - 

§ 110(a)(2) Infrastructure SIP for Nitrogen Dioxide 

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a 

proposed plan to assure necessary authorities are contained in 

the state implementation plan (SIP) to allow areas to attain 

and maintain the national ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The Commonwealth 

intends to submit the plan as a revision to the Commonwealth 

of Virginia SIP in accordance with the requirements of 

§ 110(a) of the federal Clean Air Act. The SIP is the plan 

developed by the Commonwealth in order to fulfill its 

responsibilities under the federal Clean Air Act to attain and 

maintain the ambient air quality standards promulgated by the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Act. 

Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comment on the issue of 

whether the plan demonstrates the Commonwealth's 

compliance with federal Clean Air Act requirements related 

to general state plan infrastructure for controlling NO2. 

Public comment period: April 22, 2013, to May 22, 2013. 

Public hearing: A public hearing will be conducted if a 

request is made in writing to the contact listed below. In order 

to be considered, the request must include the full name and 

address of the person requesting the hearing and be received 

by DEQ by the last day of the comment period. Notice of the 

date, time, and location of any requested public hearing will 

be announced in a separate notice, and another 30-day 

comment period will be conducted. 

Description of proposal: The proposed revision will consist of 

a demonstration of compliance with the general requirements 

of § 110(a)(2) of the federal Clean Air Act for the 2010 

NO2 NAAQS. 

Federal information: This notice is being given to satisfy the 

public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 

CFR 51.102). The proposal will be submitted as a revision to 

the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of the 

federal Clean Air Act in accordance with 40 CFR 51.104. It is 

planned to submit all provisions of the proposal as a revision 

to the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP. 

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, 

fax, and postal mail. In order to be considered, comments 

must include the full name, address, and telephone number of 

the person commenting and be received by DEQ by the last 

day of the comment period. All information received is part 

of the public record. 

To review proposal: The proposal and any supporting 

documents are available on the DEQ Air Public Notices for 

Plans website 

(http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air/PublicNotices/airpl

ansandprograms.aspx). The documents may also be obtained 

by contacting the DEQ representative named below. The 

public may review the documents between 8:30 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m. of each business day until the close of the public 

comment period at the following DEQ locations: 

1. Main Street Office, 629 East Main Street, 8th Floor, 

Richmond, VA, telephone (804) 698-4070, 

2. Southwest Regional Office, 355 Deadmore Street, 

Abingdon, VA, telephone (540) 676-4800, 

3. Blue Ridge Regional Office, Roanoke Location, 3019 

Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA, telephone (540) 562-

6700, 

4. Blue Ridge Regional Office, Lynchburg Location, 7705 

Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA, telephone (804) 582-

5120, 

5. Valley Regional Office, 4411 Early Road, Harrisonburg, 

VA, telephone (540) 574-7800, 

6. Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen 

Allen, VA, telephone (804) 527-5020, 

7. Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, 

Woodbridge, VA, telephone (703) 583-3800, and 

8. Tidewater Regional Office, 5636 Southern Boulevard, 

Virginia Beach, VA, telephone (757) 518-2000. 

Contact Information: Doris A. McLeod, Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, 

Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4197, FAX (804) 

698-4510, TDD (804) 698-4021, or email 

doris.mcleod@deq.virginia.gov. 

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND 

RECREATION 

Total Maximum Daily Load for Cripple Creek 

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will 

host a public meeting to discuss the development of a water 

quality improvement plan for reducing fecal bacteria 

contamination in Cripple Creek within Smyth and Wythe 

Counties, Virginia. The purpose of the meeting is to provide 

an overview of the process for developing the plan and solicit 

feedback from local stakeholders regarding the residential and 

agricultural land uses and practices that are needed in order to 

improve water quality. 

The public meeting will be held at the Speedwell Elementary 

School located at 6820 Cedar Springs Road in Speedwell, 

VA, on April 30, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

Fecal bacteria levels in Cripple Creek do not meet the state 

bacteria water quality standard designed to protect the 

recreational use (e.g., swimming, wading, kayaking, etc.) of 

this stream. Due to this water quality impairment, a total 

maximum daily load (TMDL) for fecal bacteria has been 
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ENCLOSURE 3

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RECORD

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(e), the complete record of the public comment period, 

along with the text of the written comments, is located at the Air Division of the 

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The department contact to access this 

information is the Director, Air Division. 

As required by Section 2.1(h) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, below is a summary of 

the comments received and responses thereto. Included is a brief statement of the 

subject, the identification of the commenter, the summary of the comment and the 

response (analysis and action taken). Each issue is discussed in light of all of the 

comments received that affect that issue. All comments have been reviewed and 

responses developed based on an evaluation of the issues raised in consideration of 

the overall goals and objectives of the air quality program and the intended purpose of 

the document under review.

1. SUBJECT: Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II). 

COMMENTER: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III

TEXT: The SIP revision could include a statement stating that EPA’s clean air 

interstate rule (CAIR) is still an approved part of its SIP and with CAIR Virginia electric 

generation unit (EGU) emissions will not interfere with neighboring states’ reasonable 

progress.

RESPONSE: This comment is acceptable, and the proposal has been revised 

accordingly.

2. SUBJECT: Section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii)

COMMENTER: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III

TEXT: EPA has interpreted that element E(ii) requires states to have SIP-approved 

provisions that address § 128(a)(2) relating to disclosure of potential conflicts of interest 

by members of boards that approve permits or enforcement orders and the heads of 

executive agencies with similar powers.

RESPONSE: EPA does not explain where or what this "interpretation" is, and we have 

no way to understand the reasoning behind this new requirement. The only information 

provided by EPA is draft guidance for a completely different NAAQS. Indeed, EPA has 
2 

already approved this identical provision in a previous Virginia infrastructure SIP

(Revision FS, 76 FR 62635); why this provision is no longer acceptable has not been 

explained by EPA.

Even if EPA were to codify this new requirement in rulemaking or guidance, there are a 

number of reasons why this provision should not be individually SIP-approved. 

Guidance for the lead NAAQS states, "In accordance with EPA's regulations at subpart 

L, the infrastructure SIP should show that the state has the legal authority to carry out 

the plan; the provisions of the state's laws or regulations that provide that authority are 

to be specifically identified in the infrastructure SIP, and copies of the laws or 

regulations should be included in the infrastructure SIP submittal. See 40 CFR sections 

51.230 through 51.231." Specifically:

51.230 Requirements for all plans. Each plan must show that the State has legal authority to 

carry out the plan, including authority to: (a) Adopt emission standards and limitations and any 

other measures necessary for attainment and maintenance of national standards. (b) Enforce 

applicable laws, regulations, and standards, and seek injunctive relief. (c) Abate pollutant 

emissions on an emergency basis to prevent substantial endangerment to the health of persons, 

i.e., authority comparable to that available to the Administrator under section 305 of the Act. (d) 

Prevent construction, modification, or operation of a facility, building, structure, or installation, or 

combination thereof, which directly or indirectly results or may result in emissions of any air 

pollutant at any location which will prevent the attainment or maintenance of a national standard.

(e) Obtain information necessary to determine whether air pollution sources are in compliance 

with applicable laws, regulations, and standards, including authority to require recordkeeping and 

to make inspections and conduct tests of air pollution sources. (f) Require owners or operators of 

stationary sources to install, maintain, and use emission monitoring devices and to make periodic 

reports to the State on the nature and amounts of emissions from such stationary sources; also 

authority for the State to make such data available to the public as reported and as correlated 

with any applicable emission standards or limitations.

51.231 Identification of legal authority. (a) The provisions of law or regulation which the State 

determines provide the authorities required under this section must be specifically identified, and 

copies of such laws or regulations be submitted with the plan. (b) The plan must show that the 

legal authorities specified in this subpart are available to the State at the time of submission of the 

plan. (c) Legal authority adequate to fulfill the requirements of § 51.230 (e) and (f) of this subpart 

may be delegated to the State under section 114 of the Act.

(Emphasis added.)

There is nothing in the guidance or in either CFR provision that even hints at the need 

for such information to be directly adopted into the SIP.

Inclusion of a state law into the SIP has always been entirely at the discretion of the 

state because EPA does not have the resources or the ability to implement state laws. 

Even if it wanted to, the air quality branch of a federal environmental agency is not truly 

capable of or qualified to implement a state Administrative Process Act law governed by 

the Secretary of the Commonwealth (whose duties include, among other things, 

managing extraditions, clemency petitions, service of process, restoration of voting 
3 

rights, pardons, authenticating foreign adoption documents, certifying notary publics, 

handling lobbyist registration, disclosures and conflict of interest filings). 

Reference to that law within the SIP, and providing a single copy of the law as a 

supplement to the SIP, is perfectly adequate for meeting the requirements of 40 CFR 

51.231. As the only specific requirement under 40 CFR 51.231 is to provide a copy of 

the relevant law with the submittal, a copy is being attached as a supplement to the plan 

as Enclosure 4.

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ENCLOSURE 4

STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ACT

§ 2.2-3100 ET SEQ. OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA

The State or Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.) provides 

the means for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest as required by § 128(a)(2) of 

the Clean Air Act. This accompanying copy of the law meets the requirements of 40 

CFR 51.231(a) to provide such copy, and is not to be construed as part of the 

Commonwealth's SIP. 

As required by 40 CFR 51.231(b), this law is available to the Commonwealth at the time 

of submission of the plan. A current, official copy of this law is available from the 

Virginia General Assembly's Legislative Information System at http://lis.virginia.gov/. 
Code of Virginia

§ 2.2-3100. Policy; application; construction. 

The General Assembly, recognizing that our system of representative government is dependent in part upon (i) 

citizen legislative members representing fully the public in the legislative process and (ii) its citizens maintaining the 

highest trust in their public officers and employees, finds and declares that the citizens are entitled to be assured that 

the judgment of public officers and employees will be guided by a law that defines and prohibits inappropriate 

conflicts and requires disclosure of economic interests. To that end and for the purpose of establishing a single body 

of law applicable to all state and local government officers and employees on the subject of conflict of interests, the 

General Assembly enacts this State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act so that the standards of conduct 

for such officers and employees may be uniform throughout the Commonwealth. 

This chapter shall supersede all general and special acts and charter provisions which purport to deal with matters 

covered by this chapter except that the provisions of §§ 15.2-852, 15.2-2287, 15.2-2287.1, and 15.2-2289 and 

ordinances adopted pursuant thereto shall remain in force and effect. The provisions of this chapter shall be 

supplemented but not superseded by the provisions on ethics in public contracting in Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of 

Chapter 43 of this title and ordinances adopted pursuant to § 2.2-3104.2 regulating receipt of gifts. 

This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.1; 1990, c. 672; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2008, c. 532.) 

§ 2.2-3100.1. Copy of chapter; review by officers and employees. 

Any person required to file a disclosure statement of personal interests pursuant to subsections A or B of § 2.2-3114, 

subsections A or B of § 2.2-3115 or § 2.2-3116 shall be furnished by the public body's administrator a copy of this 

chapter within two weeks following the person's election, reelection, employment, appointment or reappointment. 

All officers and employees shall read and familiarize themselves with the provisions of this chapter. 

(2004, cc. 134, 392.) 

§ 2.2-3101. Definitions. 

As used in this chapter: 

"Advisory agency" means any board, commission, committee or post which does not exercise any sovereign power 

or duty, but is appointed by a governmental agency or officer or is created by law for the purpose of making studies 

or recommendations, or advising or consulting with a governmental agency. 

"Affiliated business entity relationship" means a relationship, other than a parent-subsidiary relationship, that exists 

when (i) one business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity, (ii) a controlling owner 

in one entity is also a controlling owner in the other entity, or (iii) there is shared management or control between 

the business entities. Factors that may be considered in determining the existence of an affiliated business entity 
relationship include that the same person or substantially the same person owns or manages the two entities, there 

are common or commingled funds or assets, the business entities share the use of the same offices or employees, or 

otherwise share activities, resources or personnel on a regular basis, or there is otherwise a close working 

relationship between the entities. 

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or 

foundation, or any other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit. 

"Contract" means any agreement to which a governmental agency is a party, or any agreement on behalf of a 

governmental agency that involves the payment of money appropriated by the General Assembly or political 

subdivision, whether or not such agreement is executed in the name of the Commonwealth, or some political 

subdivision thereof. "Contract" includes a subcontract only when the contract of which it is a part is with the 

officer's or employee's own governmental agency. 

"Dependent" means a son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister or other person, whether or not related by blood 

or marriage, if such person receives from the officer or employee, or provides to the officer or employee, more than 

one-half of his financial support. 

"Employee" means all persons employed by a governmental or advisory agency, unless otherwise limited by the 

context of its use. 

"Financial institution" means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer 

finance company, credit union, broker-dealer as defined in § 13.1-501, or investment company or advisor registered 

under the federal Investment Advisors Act or Investment Company Act of 1940. 

"Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having 

monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals, whether 

provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. 

"Gift" shall not include any offer of a ticket or other admission or pass unless the ticket, admission, or pass is used. 

"Gift" shall not include honorary degrees and presents from relatives. For the purpose of this definition, "relative" 

means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be 

married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or the donee's brother's or 

sister's spouse. 

"Governmental agency" means each component part of the legislative, executive or judicial branches of state and 

local government, including each office, department, authority, post, commission, committee, and each institution or 

board created by law to exercise some regulatory or sovereign power or duty as distinguished from purely advisory 

powers or duties. Corporations organized or controlled by the Virginia Retirement System are "governmental 

agencies" for purposes of this chapter. 

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the officer or 

employee, who is a dependent of the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent. 

"Officer" means any person appointed or elected to any governmental or advisory agency including local school 

boards, whether or not he receives compensation or other emolument of office. Unless the context requires 
otherwise, "officer" includes members of the judiciary. 

"Parent-subsidiary relationship" means a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or indirectly owns 

shares possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation. 

"Personal interest" means a financial benefit or liability accruing to an officer or employee or to a member of his 

immediate family. Such interest shall exist by reason of (i) ownership in a business if the ownership interest exceeds 

three percent of the total equity of the business; (ii) annual income that exceeds, or may reasonably be anticipated to 

exceed, $10,000 from ownership in real or personal property or a business; (iii) salary, other compensation, fringe 

benefits, or benefits from the use of property, or any combination thereof, paid or provided by a business or 

governmental agency that exceeds, or may reasonably be anticipated to exceed, $10,000 annually; (iv) ownership of 

real or personal property if the interest exceeds $10,000 in value and excluding ownership in a business, income, or 

salary, other compensation, fringe benefits or benefits from the use of property; (v) personal liability incurred or 

assumed on behalf of a business if the liability exceeds three percent of the asset value of the business; or (vi) an 

option for ownership of a business or real or personal property if the ownership interest will consist of (i) or (iv) 

above. 

"Personal interest in a contract" means a personal interest that an officer or employee has in a contract with a 

governmental agency, whether due to his being a party to the contract or due to a personal interest in a business that 

is a party to the contract. 

"Personal interest in a transaction" means a personal interest of an officer or employee in any matter considered by 

his agency. Such personal interest exists when an officer or employee or a member of his immediate family has a 

personal interest in property or a business or governmental agency, or represents or provides services to any 

individual or business and such property, business or represented or served individual or business (i) is the subject of 

the transaction or (ii) may realize a reasonably foreseeable direct or indirect benefit or detriment as a result of the 

action of the agency considering the transaction. Notwithstanding the above, such personal interest in a transaction 

shall not be deemed to exist where (a) an elected member of a local governing body serves without remuneration as 

a member of the board of trustees of a not-for-profit entity and such elected member or member of his immediate 

family has no personal interest related to the not-for-profit entity or (b) an officer or employee where an employee or 

elected member of a local governing body is appointed by such local governing body to serve on a governmental 

agency and the personal interest in the transaction of the governmental agency is the result of the salary, other 

compensation, fringe benefits, or benefits provided by the local governing body to the officer, employee, elected 

member, or member of his immediate family. 

"State and local government officers and employees" shall not include members of the General Assembly. 

"State filer" means those officers and employees required to file a disclosure statement of their personal interests 

pursuant to subsection A or B of § 2.2-3114. 

"Transaction" means any matter considered by any governmental or advisory agency, whether in a committee, 

subcommittee, or other entity of that agency or before the agency itself, on which official action is taken or 

contemplated. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.2; 1988, c. 536; 1992, c. 865; 1993, c. 303; 1994, cc. 74, 724; 1995, c. 495; 1996, c. 
77; 1997, c. 641; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2004, cc. 134, 392; 2012, cc. 345, 771.) 

§ 2.2-3102. Application. 

This article applies to generally prohibited conduct that shall be unlawful and to state and local government officers 

and employees. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.3; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3103. Prohibited conduct. 

No officer or employee of a state or local governmental or advisory agency shall: 

1. Solicit or accept money or other thing of value for services performed within the scope of his official duties, 

except the compensation, expenses or other remuneration paid by the agency of which he is an officer or employee. 

This prohibition shall not apply to the acceptance of special benefits that may be authorized by law; 

2. Offer or accept any money or other thing of value for or in consideration of obtaining employment, appointment, 

or promotion of any person with any governmental or advisory agency; 

3. Offer or accept any money or other thing of value for or in consideration of the use of his public position to obtain 

a contract for any person or business with any governmental or advisory agency; 

4. Use for his own economic benefit or that of another party confidential information that he has acquired by reason 

of his public position and which is not available to the public; 

5. Accept any money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional opportunity that reasonably tends to 

influence him in the performance of his official duties. This subdivision shall not apply to any political contribution 

actually used for political campaign or constituent service purposes and reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-

945 et seq.) of Title 24.2; 

6. Accept any business or professional opportunity when he knows that there is a reasonable likelihood that the 

opportunity is being afforded him to influence him in the performance of his official duties; 

7. Accept any honoraria for any appearance, speech, or article in which the officer or employee provides expertise or 

opinions related to the performance of his official duties. The term "honoraria" shall not include any payment for or 

reimbursement to such person for his actual travel, lodging, or subsistence expenses incurred in connection with 

such appearance, speech, or article or in the alternative a payment of money or anything of value not in excess of the 

per diem deduction allowable under § 162 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time. The 

prohibition in this subdivision shall apply only to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Governor's 

Secretaries, and heads of departments of state government; 

8. Accept a gift from a person who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance of the 

officer's or employee's official duties under circumstances where the timing and nature of the gift would cause a 

reasonable person to question the officer's or employee's impartiality in the matter affecting the donor. Violations of 
this subdivision shall not be subject to criminal law penalties; or 

9. Accept gifts from sources on a basis so frequent as to raise an appearance of the use of his public office for 

private gain. Violations of this subdivision shall not be subject to criminal law penalties. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.4; 1994, cc. 663, 815, 851; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 787, 892.) 

§ 2.2-3104. Prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of state government. 

In addition to the prohibitions contained in § 2.2-3103, no state officer or employee shall, during the one year after 

the termination of his public employment or service, represent a client or act in a representative capacity on behalf 

of any person or group, for compensation, on any matter before the agency of which he was an officer or employee. 

For the purposes of this section, "state officer or employee" shall mean (i) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 

Attorney General, and officers appointed by the Governor, whether confirmation by the General Assembly or by 

either house thereof is required or not, who are regularly employed on a full-time salaried basis; those officers and 

employees of executive branch agencies who report directly to the agency head; and those at the level immediately 

below those who report directly to the agency head and are at a payband 6 or higher and (ii) the officers and 

professional employees of the legislative branch designated by the joint rules committee of the General Assembly. 

For the purposes of this section, the General Assembly and the legislative branch agencies shall be deemed one 

agency. 

The prohibitions of this section shall apply only to persons engaged in activities that would require registration as a 

lobbyist under § 2.2-422. 

Any person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Attorney General, as provided in § 2.2-3126, 

for an advisory opinion as to the application of the restriction imposed by this section on any post-public 

employment position or opportunity. 

(1994, cc. 727, 776, § 2.1-639.4:1; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3104.01. Prohibited conduct; bids or proposals under the Virginia Public Procurement Act, Public-Private 

Transportation Act, and Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act. 

A. Neither the Governor, his political action committee, or the Governor's Secretaries, if the Secretary is responsible 

to the Governor for an executive branch agency with jurisdiction over the matters at issue, shall knowingly solicit or 

accept a contribution, gift, or other item with a value greater than $50 from any bidder, offeror, or private entity, or 

from an officer or director of such bidder, offeror, or private entity, who has submitted a bid or proposal to an 

executive branch agency that is directly responsible to the Governor pursuant to the Virginia Public Procurement 

Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.), the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (§ 56-556 et seq.), or the Public-Private 

Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) (i) during the period between the submission 

of the bid and the award of the public contract under the Virginia Public Procurement Act or (ii) following the 

submission of a proposal under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 or the Public-Private Education

Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 until the execution of a comprehensive agreement thereunder. 

B. The provisions of this section shall apply only for public contracts, proposals, or comprehensive agreements 
where the stated or expected value of the contract is $5 million or more. The provisions of this section shall not 

apply to contracts awarded as the result of competitive sealed bidding as defined in § 2.2-4301. 

C. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the 

amount of the contribution or gift, whichever is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil 

proceedings to enforce the civil penalties. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for 

deposit to the general fund. 

(2010, c. 732; 2011, c. 624.) 

§ 2.2-3104.02. Prohibited conduct for constitutional officers. 

In addition to the prohibitions contained in § 2.2-3103, no constitutional officer shall, during the one year after the 

termination of his public service, act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for 

compensation, on any matter before the agency of which he was an officer. 

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any attorney for the Commonwealth. 

Any person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the attorney for the Commonwealth for the 

jurisdiction where such person was elected as provided in § 2.2-3126, for an advisory opinion as to the application 

of the restriction imposed by this section on any post-public employment position or opportunity. 

(2011, c. 591.) 

§ 2.2-3104.1. Exclusion of certain awards from scope of chapter. 

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit or apply to the acceptance by (i) any employee of a 

local government, or (ii) a teacher or other employee of a local school board of an award or payment in honor of 

meritorious or exceptional services performed by the teacher or employee and made by an organization exempt from 

federal income taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

(2001, c. 48, § 2.1-639.4:2; 2008, cc. 478, 497.) 

§ 2.2-3104.2. Ordinance regulating receipt of gifts. 

The governing body of any county, city, or town may adopt an ordinance setting a monetary limit on the acceptance 

of any gift by the officers, appointees or employees of the county, city or town and requiring the disclosure by such 

officers, appointees or employees of the receipt of any gift. 

(2003, c. 694.) 

§ 2.2-3105. Application. 

This article proscribes certain conduct relating to contracts by state and local government officers and employees. 

The provisions of this article shall be supplemented but not superseded by the provisions on ethics in public 
contracting in Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of Chapter 43 of this title. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.5; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694.) 

§ 2.2-3106. Prohibited contracts by officers and employees of state government and Eastern Virginia Medical 

School. 

A. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government or Eastern Virginia Medical School 

shall have a personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency of which he is an officer or employee, 

other than his own contract of employment. 

B. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government or Eastern Virginia Medical School 

shall have a personal interest in a contract with any other governmental agency of state government unless such 

contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as defined in § 2.2-4301 

or (ii) is awarded after a finding, in writing, by the administrative head of the governmental agency that competitive 

bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the public. 

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 

1. An employee's personal interest in additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that 

accrue to him because of a member of his immediate family, provided the employee does not exercise any control 

over the employment or the employment activities of the member of his immediate family and the employee is not 

in a position to influence those activities; 

2. The personal interest of an officer or employee of a state institution of higher education or the Eastern Virginia 

Medical School in additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that accrue to him 

because of a member of his immediate family, provided (i) the officer or employee and the immediate family 

member are engaged in teaching, research or administrative support positions at the educational institution or the 

Eastern Virginia Medical School, (ii) the governing board of the educational institution finds that it is in the best 

interests of the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Commonwealth for such dual employment 

to exist, and (iii) after such finding, the governing board of the educational institution or the Eastern Virginia 

Medical School ensures that the officer or employee, or the immediate family member, does not have sole authority 

to supervise, evaluate or make personnel decisions regarding the other; 

3. An officer's or employee's personal interest in a contract of employment with any other governmental agency of 

state government; 

4. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency or the Eastern Virginia Medical School of services or goods at 

uniform prices available to the general public; 

5. An employee's personal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher education in Virginia or the 

Eastern Virginia Medical School and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for 

students, which accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials; 

6. An employee's personal interest in a contract with his or her employing public institution of higher education to 

acquire the collections or scholarly works owned by the employee, including manuscripts, musical scores, poetry, 
paintings, books or other materials, writings, or papers of an academic, research, or cultural value to the institution, 

provided the president of the institution approves the acquisition of such collections or scholarly works as being in 

the best interests of the institution's public mission of service, research, or education; 

7. Subject to approval by the board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract between the Eastern 

Virginia Medical School or a public institution of higher education in Virginia that operates a school of medicine or 

dentistry and a not-for-profit nonstock corporation that operates a clinical practice within such public institution of 

higher education or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and of which such employee is a member or employee; 

8. Subject to approval by the relevant board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract for research and 

development or commercialization of intellectual property between a public institution of higher education in 

Virginia or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a business in which the employee has a personal interest, if (i) 

the employee's personal interest has been disclosed to and approved by such public institution of higher education or 

the Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to the time at which the contract is entered into; (ii) the employee 

promptly files a disclosure statement pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter files such statement annually on or before 

January 15; (iii) the institution has established a formal policy regarding such contracts, approved by the State 

Council of Higher Education or, in the case of the Eastern Virginia Medical School, a formal policy regarding such 

contracts in conformity with any applicable federal regulations that has been approved by its board of visitors; and 

(iv) no later than December 31 of each year, the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School files an annual 

report with the Secretary of the Commonwealth disclosing each open contract entered into subject to this provision, 

the names of the parties to each contract, the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of each 

contractual arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest, the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical 

School's employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the institution's or the Eastern Virginia 

Medical School's commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, and any other information 

requested by the Secretary of the Commonwealth; or 

9. Subject to approval by the relevant board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract between a 

public institution of higher education in Virginia or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a business in which the 

employee has a personal interest, if (i) the personal interest has been disclosed to the institution or the Eastern 

Virginia Medical School prior to the time the contract is entered into; (ii) the employee files a disclosure statement 

pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter annually on or before January 15; (iii) the employee does not participate in the 

institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's decision to contract; (iv) the president of the institution or the 

Eastern Virginia Medical School finds and certifies in writing that the contract is for goods and services needed for 

quality patient care, including related medical education or research, by the institution's medical center or the 

Eastern Virginia Medical School, its affiliated teaching hospitals and other organizations necessary for the 

fulfillment of its mission, including the acquisition of drugs, therapies and medical technologies; and (v) no later 

than December 31 of each year, the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School files an annual report with the 

Secretary of the Commonwealth disclosing each open contract entered subject to this provision, the names of the 

parties to each contract, the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of each contractual 

arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest, the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's 

employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical 

School's commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, and any other information requested 

by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions C 8 and C 9, if the research and development or 

commercialization of intellectual property or the employee's personal interest in a contract with a business is subject 
to policies and regulations governing conflicts of interest promulgated by any agency of the United States 

government, including the adoption of policies requiring the disclosure and management of such conflicts of 

interests, the policies established by the Eastern Virginia Medical School pursuant to such federal requirements shall 

constitute compliance with subdivisions C 8 and C 9, upon notification by the Eastern Virginia Medical School to 

the Secretary of the Commonwealth by January 31 of each year of evidence of their compliance with such federal 

policies and regulations. 

E. The board of visitors may delegate the authority granted under subdivision C 8 to the president of the institution. 

If the board elects to delegate such authority, the board shall include this delegation of authority in the formal policy 

required by clause (iii) of subdivision C 8. In those instances where the board has delegated such authority, on or 

before December 1 of each year, the president of the relevant institution shall file a report with the relevant board of 

visitors disclosing each open contract entered into subject to this provision, the names of the parties to each contract, 

the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of each contractual arrangement, the nature of the 

conflict of interest, the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's employee responsible for administering 

each contract, the details of the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's commitment or investment of 

resources or finances for each contract, the details of how revenues are to be dispersed, and any other information 

requested by the board of visitors. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.6; 1989, c. 74; 1991, c. 470; 1993, c. 876; 1995, c. 403; 1998, c. 838; 2001, c. 844; 

2002, cc. 87, 478; 2003, c. 646; 2006, c. 839.) 

§ 2.2-3107. Prohibited contracts by members of county boards of supervisors, city councils and town councils. 

A. No person elected or appointed as a member of the governing body of a county, city or town shall have a 

personal interest in (i) any contract with his governing body, or (ii) any contract with any governmental agency that 

is a component part of his local government and which is subject to the ultimate control of the governing body of 

which he is a member, or (iii) any contract other than a contract of employment with any other governmental agency 

if such person's governing body appoints a majority of the members of the governing body of the second 

governmental agency. 

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 

1. A member's personal interest in a contract of employment provided (i) the officer or employee was employed by 

the governmental agency prior to July 1, 1983, in accordance with the provisions of the former Conflict of Interests 

Act, Chapter 22 (§ 2.1-347 et seq.) of Title 2.1 as it existed on June 30, 1983, or (ii) the employment first began 

prior to the member becoming a member of the governing body; 

2. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the public; or 

3. A contract awarded to a member of a governing body as a result of competitive sealed bidding where the 

governing body has established a need for the same or substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the 

election or appointment of the member to serve on the governing body. However, the member shall have no 

involvement in the preparation of the specifications for such contract, and the remaining members of the governing 

body, by written resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest for the member to bid on such contract. 
(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.7; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3108. Prohibited contracts by members of school boards. 

A. No person elected or appointed as a member of a local school board shall have a personal interest in (i) any 

contract with his school board or (ii) any contract with any governmental agency that is subject to the ultimate 

control of the school board of which he is a member. 

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 

1. A member's personal interest in a contract of employment provided the employment first began prior to the 

member becoming a member of the school board; 

2. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the public; or 

3. A contract awarded to a member of a school board as a result of competitive sealed bidding where the school 

board has established a need for the same or substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the election or 

appointment of the member to serve on the school board. However, the member shall have no involvement in the 

preparation of the specifications for such contract, and the remaining members of the school board, by written 

resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest for the member to bid on such contract. 

(1996, c. 548, § 2.1-639.7:1; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3109. Prohibited contracts by other officers and employees of local governmental agencies. 

A. No other officer or employee of any governmental agency of local government shall have a personal interest in a 

contract with the agency of which he is an officer or employee other than his own contract of employment. 

B. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of local government shall have a personal interest in a 

contract with any other governmental agency that is a component of the government of his county, city or town 

unless such contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as defined in 

§ 2.2-4301 or is awarded as a result of a procedure embodying competitive principles as authorized by subdivisions 

A 10 or A 11 of § 2.2-4343 or (ii) is awarded after a finding, in writing, by the administrative head of the 

governmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the public. 

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 

1. An employee's personal interest in additional contracts for goods or services, or contracts of employment with his 

own governmental agency that accrue to him because of a member of his immediate family, provided the employee 

does not exercise any control over (i) the employment or the employment activities of the member of his immediate 

family and (ii) the employee is not in a position to influence those activities or the award of the contract for goods or 

services; 

2. An officer's or employee's personal interest in a contract of employment with any other governmental agency that 

is a component part of the government of his county, city or town; 
3. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the general 

public; 

4. Members of local governing bodies who are subject to § 2.2-3107; 

5. Members of local school boards who are subject to § 2.2-3108; or 

6. Any ownership or financial interest of members of the governing body, administrators, and other personnel 

serving in a public charter school in renovating, lending, granting, or leasing public charter school facilities, as the 

case may be, provided such interest has been disclosed in the public charter school application as required by § 22.1-

212.8. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.8; 1996, c. 548; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 530; 2009, c. 862.) 

§ 2.2-3110. Further exceptions. 

A. The provisions of Article 3 (§ 2.2-3106 et seq.) of this chapter shall not apply to: 

1. The sale, lease or exchange of real property between an officer or employee and a governmental agency, provided 

the officer or employee does not participate in any way as such officer or employee in such sale, lease or exchange, 

and this fact is set forth as a matter of public record by the governing body of the governmental agency or by the 

administrative head thereof; 

2. The publication of official notices; 

3. Contracts between the government or school board of a town or city with a population of less than 10,000 and an 

officer or employee of that town or city government or school board when the total of such contracts between the 

town or city government or school board and the officer or employee of that town or city government or school 

board or a business controlled by him does not exceed $10,000 per year or such amount exceeds $10,000 and is less 

than $25,000 but results from contracts arising from awards made on a sealed bid basis, and such officer or 

employee has made disclosure as provided for in § 2.2-3115; 

4. An officer or employee whose sole personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency is by reason of 

income from the contracting firm or governmental agency in excess of $10,000 per year, provided the officer or 

employee or a member of his immediate family does not participate and has no authority to participate in the 

procurement or letting of such contract on behalf of the contracting firm and the officer or employee either does not 

have authority to participate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of his governmental agency or he 

disqualifies himself as a matter of public record and does not participate on behalf of his governmental agency in 

negotiating the contract or in approving the contract; 

5. When the governmental agency is a public institution of higher education, an officer or employee whose personal 

interest in a contract with the institution is by reason of an ownership in the contracting firm in excess of three 

percent of the contracting firm's equity or such ownership interest and income from the contracting firm is in excess 

of $10,000 per year, provided that (i) the officer or employee's ownership interest, or ownership and income interest, 

and that of any immediate family member in the contracting firm is disclosed in writing to the president of the 

institution, which writing certifies that the officer or employee has not and will not participate in the contract 
negotiations on behalf of the contracting firm or the institution, (ii) the president of the institution makes a written 

finding as a matter of public record that the contract is in the best interests of the institution, (iii) the officer or 

employee either does not have authority to participate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of the 

institution or disqualifies himself as a matter of public record, and (iv) does not participate on behalf of the 

institution in negotiating the contract or approving the contract; 

6. Except when the governmental agency is the Virginia Retirement System, contracts between an officer's or 

employee's governmental agency and a public service corporation, financial institution, or company furnishing 

public utilities in which the officer or employee has a personal interest, provided the officer or employee disqualifies 

himself as a matter of public record and does not participate on behalf of his governmental agency in negotiating the 

contract or in approving the contract; 

7. Contracts for the purchase of goods or services when the contract does not exceed $500; 

8. Grants or other payment under any program wherein uniform rates for, or the amounts paid to, all qualified 

applicants are established solely by the administering governmental agency; or 

9. An officer or employee whose sole personal interest in a contract with his own governmental agency is by reason 

of his marriage to his spouse who is employed by the same agency, if the spouse was employed by such agency for 

five or more years prior to marrying such officer or employee. 

B. Neither the provisions of this chapter nor, unless expressly provided otherwise, any amendments thereto shall 

apply to those employment contracts or renewals thereof or to any other contracts entered into prior to August 1, 

1987, which were in compliance with either the former Virginia Conflict of Interests Act, Chapter 22 (§ 2.1-347 et 

seq.) or the former Comprehensive Conflict of Interests Act, Chapter 40 (§ 2.1-599 et seq.) of Title 2.1 at the time of 

their formation and thereafter. Those contracts shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the appropriate 

prior Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (f) (4) of § 2.1-348 of Title 2.1 in effect prior to July 1, 

1983, the employment by the same governmental agency of an officer or employee and spouse or any other relative 

residing in the same household shall not be deemed to create a material financial interest except when one of such 

persons is employed in a direct supervisory or administrative position, or both, with respect to such spouse or other 

relative residing in his household and the annual salary of such subordinate is $35,000 or more. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.9; 1990, c. 51; 1993, c. 303; 1994, cc. 450, 713; 1997, c. 641; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 

839; 2010, cc. 301, 304.) 

§ 2.2-3111. Application. 

This article proscribes certain conduct by state and local government officers and employees having a personal 

interest in a transaction. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.10; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3112. Prohibited conduct concerning personal interest in a transaction; exceptions. 

A. Each officer and employee of any state or local governmental or advisory agency who has a personal interest in a 
transaction: 

1. Shall disqualify himself from participating in the transaction if (i) the transaction has application solely to 

property or a business or governmental agency in which he has a personal interest or a business that has a parentsubsidiary or affiliated business entity relationship with the business in which he has a personal interest or (ii) he is 

unable to participate pursuant to subdivision 2, 3 or 4. Any disqualification under the provisions of this subdivision 

shall be recorded in the public records of the officer's or employee's governmental or advisory agency. The officer or 

employee shall disclose his personal interest as required by subsection E of § 2.2-3114 or subsection F of § 2.2-3115 

and shall not vote or in any manner act on behalf of his agency in the transaction. The officer or employee shall be 

prohibited from (i) attending any portion of a closed meeting authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act 

(§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) when the matter in which he has a personal interest is discussed and (ii) discussing the matter in 

which he has a personal interest with other governmental officers or employees at any time; 

2. May participate in the transaction if he is a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group of three or 

more persons the members of which are affected by the transaction, and he complies with the declaration 

requirements of subsection F of § 2.2-3114 or subsection H of § 2.2-3115; 

3. May participate in the transaction when a party to the transaction is a client of his firm if he does not personally 

represent or provide services to such client and he complies with the declaration requirements of subsection G of § 

2.2-3114 or subsection I of § 2.2-3115; or 

4. May participate in the transaction if it affects the public generally, even though his personal interest, as a member 

of the public, may also be affected by that transaction. 

B. Disqualification under the provisions of this section shall not prevent any employee having a personal interest in 

a transaction in which his agency is involved from representing himself or a member of his immediate family in 

such transaction provided he does not receive compensation for such representation and provided he complies with 

the disqualification and relevant disclosure requirements of this chapter. 

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if disqualifications of officers or employees in accordance with this 

section leave less than the number required by law to act, the remaining member or members shall constitute a 

quorum for the conduct of business and have authority to act for the agency by majority vote, unless a unanimous 

vote of all members is required by law, in which case authority to act shall require a unanimous vote of remaining 

members. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, members of a local governing body whose 

sole interest in any proposed sale, contract of sale, exchange, lease or conveyance is by virtue of their employment 

by a business involved in a proposed sale, contract of sale, exchange, lease or conveyance, and where such member's 

or members' vote is essential to a constitutional majority required pursuant to Article VII, Section 9 of the 

Constitution of Virginia and § 15.2-2100, such member or members of the local governing body may vote and 

participate in the deliberations of the governing body concerning whether to approve, enter into or execute such sale, 

contract of sale, exchange, lease or conveyance. Official action taken under circumstances that violate this section 

may be rescinded by the agency on such terms as the interests of the agency and innocent third parties require. 

D. The provisions of subsection A shall not prevent an officer or employee from participating in a transaction 

merely because such officer or employee is a party in a legal proceeding of a civil nature concerning such 

transaction. 
E. The provisions of subsection A shall not prevent an employee from participating in a transaction regarding 

textbooks or other educational material for students at state institutions of higher education, when those textbooks or 

materials have been authored or otherwise created by the employee. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.11; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2007, c. 613; 2012, c. 429.) 

§ 2.2-3113. Application. 

This article requires disclosure of certain personal and financial interests by state and local government officers and 

employees. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.12; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3114. Disclosure by state officers and employees. 

A. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of 

Appeals, judges of any circuit court, judges and substitute judges of any district court, members of the State 

Corporation Commission, members of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, members of the 

Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System, and 

members of the State Lottery Board and other persons occupying such offices or positions of trust or employment in 

state government, including members of the governing bodies of authorities, as may be designated by the Governor 

or, in the case of officers or employees of the legislative branch, by the Joint Rules Committee of the General 

Assembly, shall file, as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal 

interests and such other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a 

statement annually on or before January 15. When the filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, 

the disclosure statement shall be filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. 

B. Nonsalaried citizen members of all policy and supervisory boards, commissions and councils in the executive 

branch of state government, other than the Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the Board of Trustees 

of the Virginia Retirement System, and the State Lottery Board, shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a 

disclosure form of their personal interests and such other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-

3118 and thereafter shall file such form annually on or before January 15. When the filing deadline falls on a 

Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the disclosure statement shall be filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, 

Sunday, or legal holiday. Nonsalaried citizen members of other boards, commissions and councils, including 

advisory boards and authorities, may be required to file a disclosure form if so designated by the Governor, in which 

case the form shall be that set forth in § 2.2-3118. 

C. The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth 

to each officer and employee so designated, including officers appointed by legislative authorities, not later than 

November 30 of each year. Disclosure forms shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the 

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 

D. Candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General shall file a disclosure statement 

of their personal interests as required by § 24.2-502. 

E. Any officer or employee of state government who has a personal interest in any transaction before the 
governmental or advisory agency of which he is an officer or employee and who is disqualified from participating in 

that transaction pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 2.2-3112, or otherwise elects to disqualify himself, shall forthwith 

make disclosure of the existence of his interest, including the full name and address of the business and the address 

or parcel number for the real estate if the interest involves a business or real estate, and his disclosure shall also be 

reflected in the public records of the agency for five years in the office of the administrative head of the officer's or 

employee's governmental agency or advisory agency or, if the agency has a clerk, in the clerk's office. 

F. An officer or employee of state government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 2 of 

§ 2.2-3112, shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) the nature of the officer's or 

employee's personal interest affected by the transaction, (iii) that he is a member of a business, profession, 

occupation, or group the members of which are affected by the transaction, and (iv) that he is able to participate in 

the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his 

declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk 

or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and 

make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. 

If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the 

transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business 

day. 

G. An officer or employee of state government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 3 of 

§ 2.2-3112, shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) that a party to the transaction is a 

client of his firm, (iii) that he does not personally represent or provide services to the client, and (iv) that he is able 

to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either 

make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with 

the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, 

retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording 

or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation 

in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next 

business day. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.13; 1988, cc. 767, 849; 1992, c. 710; 1993, c. 303; 1997, c. 641; 2001, cc. 217, 844; 

2003, c. 694; 2005, c. 169; 2006, c. 779.) 

§ 2.2-3114.1. Filings of statements of economic interests by General Assembly members. 

The filing of a current statement of economic interests by a General Assembly member, member-elect, or candidate 

for the General Assembly pursuant to §§ 30-110 and 30-111 of the General Assembly Conflict of Interests Act (§ 

30-100 et seq.) shall suffice for the purposes of this chapter (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). The Secretary of the 

Commonwealth may obtain from the Clerk of the House of Delegates or the Senate, as appropriate, a copy of the 

statement of a General Assembly member who is appointed to a position for which a statement is required pursuant 

to § 2.2-3114. No General Assembly member, member-elect, or candidate shall be required to file a separate 

statement of economic interests for the purposes of § 2.2-3114. 

(2002, c. 36.) 
§ 2.2-3115. Disclosure by local government officers and employees. 

A. The members of every governing body and school board of each county and city and of towns with populations 

in excess of 3,500 shall file, as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their 

personal interests and other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file 

such a statement annually on or before January 15. 

The members of the governing body of any authority established in any county or city, or part or combination 

thereof, and having the power to issue bonds or expend funds in excess of $10,000 in any fiscal year, shall file, as a 

condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is specified 

on the form set forth in § 2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before January 15, unless 

the governing body of the jurisdiction that appoints the members requires that the members file the form set forth in 

§ 2.2-3117. 

Persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by governing bodies and persons occupying such positions of 

employment with governing bodies as may be designated to file by ordinance of the governing body shall file, as a 

condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information 

as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before 

January 15. 

Persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by school boards and persons occupying such positions of 

employment with school boards as may be designated to file by an adopted policy of the school board shall file, as a 

condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information 

as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before 

January 15. 

B. Nonsalaried citizen members of local boards, commissions and councils as may be designated by the governing 

body shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure form of their personal interests and such other 

information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such form annually on or 

before January 15. 

C. No person shall be mandated to file any disclosure not otherwise required by this article. 

D. The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth 

to the clerks of the governing bodies and school boards not later than November 30 of each year, and the clerks of 

the governing body and school board shall distribute the forms to designated individuals no later than December 10 

of each year. Forms shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of the 

respective governing body or school board. Forms filed by members of governing bodies of authorities shall be filed 

and maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of the governing body of the county or city. 

E. Candidates for membership in the governing body or school board of any county, city or town with a population 

of more than 3,500 persons shall file a disclosure statement of their personal interests as required by § 24.2-502. 

F. Any officer or employee of local government who has a personal interest in any transaction before the 

governmental or advisory agency of which he is an officer or employee and who is disqualified from participating in 

that transaction pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 2.2-3112 or otherwise elects to disqualify himself, shall forthwith 
make disclosure of the existence of his interest, including the full name and address of the business and the address 

or parcel number for the real estate if the interest involves a business or real estate, and his disclosure shall be 

reflected in the public records of the agency for five years in the office of the administrative head of the officer's or 

employee's governmental or advisory agency. 

G. In addition to any disclosure required by subsections A and B, in each county and city and in towns with 

populations in excess of 3,500, members of planning commissions, boards of zoning appeals, real estate assessors, 

and all county, city and town managers or executive officers shall make annual disclosures of all their interests in 

real estate located in the county, city or town in which they are elected, appointed, or employed. Such disclosure 

shall include any business in which such persons own an interest, or from which income is received, if the primary 

purpose of the business is to own, develop or derive compensation through the sale, exchange or development of 

real estate in the county, city or town. Such disclosure shall be filed as a condition to assuming office or 

employment, and thereafter shall be filed annually with the clerk of the governing body of such county, city or town 

on or before January 15. Such disclosures shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years. Forms for 

the filing of such reports shall be prepared and distributed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the clerk of 

each governing body. 

H. An officer or employee of local government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 2 of 

§ 2.2-3112 shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) the nature of the officer's or 

employee's personal interest affected by the transaction, (iii) that he is a member of a business, profession, 

occupation, or group the members of which are affected by the transaction, and (iv) that he is able to participate in 

the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his 

declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes of his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk 

or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and 

make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. 

If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the 

transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business 

day. The officer or employee shall also orally disclose the existence of the interest during each meeting of the 

governmental or advisory agency at which the transaction is discussed and such disclosure shall be recorded in the 

minutes of the meeting. 

I. An officer or employee of local government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 3 of 

§ 2.2-3112, shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) that a party to the transaction is a 

client of his firm, (iii) that he does not personally represent or provide services to the client, and (iv) that he is able 

to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either 

make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with 

the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, 

retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording 

or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation 

in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next 

business day. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.14; 1988, c. 849; 1995, c. 495; 1996, c. 526; 2000, c. 317; 2001, cc. 217, 844; 2003, 

c. 694; 2012, c. 429.) 
§ 2.2-3116. Disclosure by certain constitutional officers. 

For the purposes of this chapter, holders of the constitutional offices of treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the 

Commonwealth, clerk of the circuit court and commissioner of the revenue of each county and city, shall be deemed 

to be local officers and shall be required to file the Statement of Economic Interests set forth in § 2.2-3117. These 

officers shall file statements pursuant to § 2.2-3115 and candidates shall file statements as required by § 24.2-502. 

(1988, c. 469, § 2.1-639.14:1; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3117. Disclosure form. 

The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and D of § 2.2-3114 and subsections A and E of 

§ 2.2-3115 shall be substantially as follows: 

 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

Name ...............................................................

Office or position held or sought ..................................

Address ............................................................

Names of members of immediate family ...............................

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL. 

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or 

foundation, or any other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit. 

"Close financial association" means an association in which the person filing shares significant financial 

involvement with an individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business 

activities and would have access to the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial 

association" does not mean an association based on (i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation 

from a business by which the person filing this statement is no longer employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation 

for work performed by the person filing as an independent contractor of a business that represents an entity before 

any state governmental agency when the person filing has had no communications with the state governmental 

agency. 

"Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or 

determined in the future with the occurrence of some certain event. 

"Dependent" means any person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, who receives from the officer or 

employee, or provides to the officer or employee, more than one-half of his financial support. 

"Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having 

monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals, whether 
provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. 

"Gift" shall not include any offer of a ticket or other admission or pass unless the ticket, admission, or pass is used. 

"Gift" shall not include honorary degrees and presents from relatives. "Relative" means the donee's spouse, child, 

uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be married; the donee's or his spouse's 

parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or the donee's brother's or sister's spouse. 

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the officer or 

employee, who is a dependent of the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent. 

TRUST. If you or your immediate family, separately or together, are the only beneficiaries of a trust, treat the trust's 

assets as if you own them directly. If you or your immediate family has a proportional interest in a trust, treat that 

proportion of the trust's assets as if you own them directly. For example, if you and your immediate family have a 

one-third interest in a trust, complete your Statement as if you own one-third of each of the trust's assets. If you or a 

member of your immediate family created a trust and can revoke it without the beneficiaries' consent, treat its assets 

as if you own them directly. 

REPORT TO THE BEST OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF. Information required on this Statement must be 

provided on the basis of the best knowledge, information and belief of the individual filing the Statement as of the 

date of this report unless otherwise stated. 

COMPLETE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10. REFER TO SCHEDULES ONLY IF DIRECTED. 

You may attach additional explanatory information. 

1. Offices and Directorships. 

Are you or a member of your immediate family a paid officer or paid director of a business? 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule A. 

2. Personal Liabilities. 

Do you or a member of your immediate family owe more than $10,000 to any one creditor including contingent 

liabilities? (Exclude debts to any government and loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value 

to the loan.) 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule B. 

3. Securities. 

Do you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued 

in excess of $10,000 invested in one business? Account for mutual funds, limited partnerships and trusts. 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule C. 
4. Payments for Talks, Meetings, and Publications. 

During the past 12 months did you receive lodging, transportation, money, or anything else of value with a 

combined value exceeding $200 for a single talk, meeting, or published work in your capacity as an officer or 

employee of your agency? 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D. 

5. Gifts. 

During the past 12 months did a business, government, or individual other than a relative or personal friend (i) 

furnish you with any gift or entertainment at a single event, and the value received by you exceeded $50 in value or 

(ii) furnish you with gifts or entertainment in any combination and the value received by you exceeded $100 in total 

value; and for which you neither paid nor rendered services in exchange? Account for entertainment events only if 

the average value per person attending the event exceeded $50 in value. Account for all business entertainment 

(except if related to your private profession or occupation) even if unrelated to your official duties. 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule E. 

6. Salary and Wages. 

List each employer that pays you or a member of your immediate family salary or wages in excess of $10,000 

annually. (Exclude state or local government or advisory agencies.) 

If no reportable salary or wages, check here / /. 

______________________________________________________________________ 

______________________________________________________________________ 

______________________________________________________________________ 

7. Business Interests. 

Do you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, operate your own business, or own or control 

an interest in excess of $10,000 in a business? 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F. 

8. Payments for Representation and Other Services. 

8A. Did you represent, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, any businesses before any state 

governmental agencies, excluding courts or judges, for which you received total compensation during the past 12 

months in excess of $1,000, excluding compensation for other services to such businesses and representation 

consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers? 

(Officers and employees of local governmental and advisory agencies do NOT need to answer this question or 
complete Schedule G-1.) 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-1. 

8B. Subject to the same exceptions as in 8A, did persons with whom you have a close financial association 

(partners, associates or others) represent, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, any businesses before 

any state governmental agency for which total compensation was received during the past 12 months in excess of 

$1,000? (Officers and employees of local governmental and advisory agencies do NOT need to answer this question 

or complete Schedule G-2.) 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-2. 

8C. Did you or persons with whom you have a close financial association furnish services to businesses operating in 

Virginia pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom you have a 

close financial association and such businesses for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received 

during the past 12 months? 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-3. 

9. Real Estate. 

9A. State Officers and Employees. 

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, valued at $10,000 

or more in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the full address 

on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust. 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H-1. 

9B. Local Officers and Employees. 

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, or option, easement, 

or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have 

not already listed the full address on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust. 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H-2. 

10. Real Estate Contracts with Governmental Agencies. 

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest valued at more than $10,000 in real estate, including 

a corporate, partnership, or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, which real estate is the subject of a 

contract, whether pending or completed within the past 12 months, with a governmental agency? If the real estate 

contract provides for the leasing of the property to a governmental agency, do you or a member of your immediate 

family hold an interest in the real estate valued at more than $1,000? Account for all such contracts whether or not 

your interest is reported in Schedule F, H-1, or H-2. This requirement to disclose an interest in a lease does not apply 

to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the ownership interest exceeds three percent 
of the total equity of the business. 

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule I. 

Statements of Economic Interests are open for public inspection. AFFIRMATION BY ALL FILERS. 

I swear or affirm that the foregoing information is full, true and correct to the best of my knowledge. 

Signature ......................................................

(Return only if needed to complete Statement.)

SCHEDULES

to

STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

NAME .................................

SCHEDULE A - OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPS. 

Identify each business of which you or a member of your immediate family is a paid officer or paid director. 

___________________________________________________________________

Name of Business Address of Business Position Held

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

___________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 2 

SCHEDULE B - PERSONAL LIABILITIES. 

Report personal liability by checking each category. Report only debts in excess of $10,000. Do not report debts to 
any government. Do not report loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan. 

Report contingent liabilities below and indicate which debts are contingent. 

1. My personal debts are as follows: 

_______________________________________________________________________

 Check Check one

 appropriate $10,001 to More than

 categories $50,000 $50,000

Banks __________ _________

Savings institutions __________ _________

Other loan or finance companies __________ _________

Insurance companies __________ _________

Stock, commodity or other brokerage companies __________ _________

Other businesses:

(State principal business activity for each

creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

Individual creditors:

(State principal business or

occupation of each creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

_______________________________________________________________________

2. The personal debts of the members of my immediate family are as follows: 

_______________________________________________________________________
 Check Check one

 appropriate $10,001 to More than

 categories $50,000 $50,000

Banks __________ _________

Savings institutions __________ _________

Other loan or finance companies __________ _________

Insurance companies __________ _________

Stock, commodity or other brokerage companies __________ _________

Other businesses:

(State principal business activity for each

creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

Individual creditors:

(State principal business or

occupation of each creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

_______________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 3 

SCHEDULE C - SECURITIES.

"Securities" INCLUDES stocks, bonds, "Securities" EXCLUDES

mutual funds, limited partnerships, certificates of deposit,

and commodity futures contracts. money market funds, annuity

contracts, and insurance policies.

Identify each business or Virginia governmental entity in which you or a member of your immediate family, directly 

or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $10,000. Name each entity and type of 
security individually.

Do not list U.S. Bonds or other government securities not issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia or its authorities, 

agencies, or local governments. Do not list organizations that do not do business in this Commonwealth, but most 

major businesses conduct business in Virginia. Account for securities held in trust.

If no reportable securities, check here / /. 

____________________________________________________________________________

 Check one

 Type of Security $10,001 $50,001 More

 Type of (stocks, bonds, mutual to to than

Name of Issuer Entity funds, etc.) $50,000 $250,000 $250,000

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

____________________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 4 

SCHEDULE D - PAYMENTS FOR TALKS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS. 

List each source from which you received during the past 12 months lodging, transportation, money, or any other 

thing of value (excluding meals or drinks coincident with a meeting) with combined value exceeding $200 for your 

presentation of a single talk, participation in one meeting, or publication of a work in your capacity as an officer or 

employee of your agency. 

List payments or reimbursements by an advisory or governmental agency only for meetings or travel outside the 

Commonwealth. 

List a payment even if you donated it to charity. 

Do not list information about a payment if you returned it within 60 days or if you received it from an employer 

already listed under Item 6 or from a source of income listed on Schedule F. 

If no payment must be listed, check here / /. 

__________________________________________________________________________
 Type of payment

 (e.g. honoraria,

 travel reimbursePayer Approximate Value Circumstances ment, etc.)

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 5 

SCHEDULE E - GIFTS. 

List each business, governmental entity, or individual that, during the past 12 months, (i) furnished you with any gift 

or entertainment at a single event and the value received by you exceeded $50 in value, or (ii) furnished you with 

gifts or entertainment in any combination and the value received by you exceeded $100 in total value; and for which 

you neither paid nor rendered services in exchange. List each such gift or event. Do not list entertainment events 

unless the average value per person attending the event exceeded $50 in value. Do not list business entertainment 

related to your private profession or occupation. Do not list gifts or other things of value given by a relative or 

personal friend for reasons clearly unrelated to your public position. Do not list campaign contributions publicly 

reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia. 

_____________________________________________________________________

Name of Business, City or

Organization, or County Gift or

Individual and State Event Approximate Value

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

_____________________________________________________________________
 RETURN TO ITEM 6

SCHEDULE F - BUSINESS INTERESTS. 

Complete this Schedule for each self-owned or family-owned business (including rental property, a farm, or 

consulting work), partnership, or corporation in which you or a member of your immediate family, separately or 

together, own an interest having a value in excess of $10,000. 

If the enterprise is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list that name; otherwise, merely 

explain the nature of the enterprise. If rental property is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate 

name, list the name only; otherwise, give the address of each property. Account for business interests held in trust. 

___________________________________________________________________________

Name of Business, Gross Income

Corporation,

Partnership, City or Nature of Enterprise $50,001 More

Farm; Address of County (farming, law, rental $50,000 to than

Rental Property and State property, etc.) or less $250,000 $250,000

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________ 

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

___________________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 8 

SCHEDULE G-1 - PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY YOU. 

List the businesses you represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any state 

governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, for which you received total compensation during the past 12 

months in excess of $1,000, excluding compensation for other services to such businesses and representation 

consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers 

filed by you. 

Identify each business, the nature of the representation and the amount received by dollar category from each such 

business. You may state the type, rather than name, of the business if you are required by law not to reveal the name 

of the business represented by you. 
Only STATE officers and employees should complete this Schedule. 

_____________________________________________________________________

 Pur- Amount Received

 pose

Name Type of Name

of of Repre- of $1,001 $10,001 $50,001 $100,001 $250,001

Busi- Busi- senta- Agen- to to to to and

ness ness tion cy $10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 over

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____________________________________________________________________

If you have received $250,001 or more from a single business within the reporting period, indicate the amount 

received, rounded to the nearest $10,000. 

 Amount Received:______.

SCHEDULE G-2 - PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY ASSOCIATES. 

List the businesses that have been represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any state 

governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, by persons who are your partners, associates or others with 

whom you have a close financial association and who received total compensation in excess of $1,000 for such 

representation during the past 12 months, excluding representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory 

papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers filed by your partners, associates or others 

with whom you have a close financial association. 

Identify such businesses by type and also name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared 

on behalf of such businesses. 

Only STATE officers and employees should complete this Schedule. 

______________________________________________________________
Type of business Name of state governmental agency

____________________ ______________________________________

____________________ ______________________________________

____________________ ______________________________________

____________________ ______________________________________

______________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE G-3 - PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES GENERALLY. 

Indicate below types of businesses that operate in Virginia to which services were furnished by you or persons with 

whom you have a close financial association pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses, or between 

persons with whom you have a close financial association and such businesses and for which total compensation in 

excess of $1,000 was received during the past 12 months. 

Identify opposite each category of businesses listed below (i) the type of business, (ii) the type of service rendered 

and (iii) the value by dollar category of the compensation received for all businesses falling within each category. 

___________________________________________________________________________

 Check Value of Compensation

 if Type

 ser- of

 vices ser- 

 were vice $1,001 $10,001 $50,001 $100,001 $250,001

 ren- ren- to to to to and

 dered dered $10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 over

Electric utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Gas utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Telephone utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Water utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Cable television

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Interstate
 transportation

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Intrastate

 transportation

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Oil or gas retail

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Banks _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Savings institutions _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Loan or finance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Manufacturing

 companies (state

 type of product,

 e.g., textile,

 furniture, etc.) _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Mining companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Life insurance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Casualty insurance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Other insurance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Retail companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Beer, wine or liquor

 companies or

 distributors _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Trade associations _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________
Professional

 associations _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Associations of

 public employees

 or officials _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Counties, cities

 or towns _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Labor organizations _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Other _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

___________________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 9 

SCHEDULE H-1 - REAL ESTATE - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an 

interest, including a partnership interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. Each parcel 

shall be listed individually. 

_________________________________________________________________________

 Describe the type of real

List each location estate you own in each If the real estate is

(state, and county location (business, recre- owned or recorded in

or city) where you ational, apartment, com- a name other than your

own real estate. mercial, open land, etc.). own, list that name.

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_________________________________________________________________________
SCHEDULE H-2 - REAL ESTATE - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an 

interest, including a partnership interest or option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. Each 

parcel shall be listed individually. Also list the names of any co-owners of such property, if applicable. 

_________________________________________________________________________

 Describe the type

 of real estate

 you own in

 each location If the real estate

List each location (business, is owned or rec- 

(state, and county recreational, orded in a name

or city) where apartment, com- other than your List the names

you own real mercial, open own, list that of any co-owners,

estate. land, etc.). name. if applicable.

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

_________________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE I - REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. 

List all contracts, whether pending or completed within the past 12 months, with a governmental agency for the sale 

or exchange of real estate in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a 

corporate, partnership or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. List all 

contracts with a governmental agency for the lease of real estate in which you or a member of your immediate 

family holds such an interest valued at $1,000 or more. This requirement to disclose an interest in a lease does not 

apply to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the ownership interest exceeds three 

percent of the total equity of the business. 
State officers and employees report contracts with state agencies. 

Local officers and employees report contracts with local agencies. 

_______________________________________________________________________

List your real estate

interest and the

person or entity,

including the type

of entity, which

is party to

the contract. State the annual

Describe any income from the

management role and List each governmental contract, and the

the percentage agency which is a amount, if any, of

ownership party to the contract income you or any

interest you or your and indicate the immediate family

immediate family county or city where member derives

member has in the real the real estate annually from the

estate or entity. is located. contract.

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

_______________________________________________________________________

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.15; 1988, c. 849; 1994, cc. 724, 733, 777, 793; 1995, c. 763; 1996, c. 77; 1997, cc. 

577, 844; 1998, c. 732; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 310, 779, 787, 892; 2008, c. 239; 2010, c. 670; 2012, c. 429.) 
§ 2.2-3118. Disclosure form; certain citizen members. 

A. The financial disclosure form to be used for filings required pursuant to subsection B of § 2.2-3114 and 

subsection B of § 2.2-3115 shall be signed by the filer either originally or by electronic signature as authorized by 

the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479 et seq.). The financial disclosure form shall be substantially as 

follows: 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL. 

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or 

foundation, or any other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit. 

"Close financial association" means an association in which the person filing shares significant financial 

involvement with an individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business 

activities and would have access to the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial 

association" does not mean an association based on (i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation 

from a business by which the person filing this statement is no longer employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation 

for work performed by the person filing as an independent contractor of a business that represents an entity before 

any state governmental agency when the person filing has no communications with the state governmental agency. 

"Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or 

determined in the future with the occurrence of some certain event. 

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the filer, who is a 

dependent of the filer or of whom the filer is a dependent. 

"Dependent" means any person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, who receives from the filer, or 

provides to the filer, more than one-half of his financial support. 

"Personal interest" means, for the purposes of this form only, a personal and financial benefit or liability accruing to 

a filer or a member of his immediate family. Such interest shall exist by reason of (i) ownership in real or personal 

property, tangible or intangible; (ii) ownership in a business; (iii) income from a business; or (iv) personal liability 

on behalf of a business; however, unless the ownership interest in a business exceeds three percent of the total equity 

of the business, or the liability on behalf of a business exceeds three percent of the total assets of the business, or the 

annual income, and/or property or use of such property, from the business exceeds $10,000 or may reasonably be 

anticipated to exceed $10,000, such interest shall not constitute a "personal interest." 

Name ...................................................................

Office or position held or to be held

.......................................................................

Address ................................................................
I. FINANCIAL INTERESTS

My personal interests and those of my immediate family are as follows:

Include all forms of personal interests held at the time of filing: real estate, stocks, bonds, equity interests in 

proprietorships and partnerships. You may exclude: 

1. Deposits and interest bearing accounts in banks, savings institutions and other institutions accepting such deposits 

or accounts; 

2. Interests in any business, other than a news medium, representing less than three percent of the total equity value 

of the business;

3. Liability on behalf of any business representing less than three percent of the total assets of such business; and 

4. Income (other than from salary) less than $10,000 annually from any business. You need not state the value of 

any interest. You must state the name or principal business activity of each business in which you have a personal 

interest.

A. My personal interests are:

1. Residence, address, or, if no address, location ....................................... 

2. Other real estate, address, or, if no address, location ............................. 

3. Name or principal business activity of each business in which stock, bond or equity interest is held 

........................................... 

B. The personal interests of my immediate family are:

1. Real estate, address or, if no address, location ...................................... 

2. Name or principal business activity of each business in which stock, bond or equity interest is held 

.......................................... 

II. OFFICES, DIRECTORSHIPS AND SALARIED EMPLOYMENTS

The paid offices, paid directorships and salaried employments which I hold or which members of my immediate 

family hold and the businesses from which I or members of my immediate family receive retirement benefits are as 

follows: 

(You need not state any dollar amounts.) 

A. My paid offices, paid directorships and salaried employments are: 
_____________________________________________________________________

 Position held Name of business

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

B. The paid offices, paid directorships and salaried employments of members of my immediate family are: 

_____________________________________________________________________

 Position held Name of business

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

III. BUSINESSES TO WHICH SERVICES WERE FURNISHED 

A. The businesses I have represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any state 

governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, for which I have received total compensation in excess of 

$1,000 during the preceding year, excluding compensation for other services to such businesses and representation 

consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers, are as follows: 

Identify businesses by name and name the state governmental agencies before which you appeared on behalf of such 

businesses. 

_____________________________________________________________________

 Name of business Name of governmental agency

_____________________________ _________________________________

_____________________________ _________________________________

_____________________________ _________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
B. The businesses that, to my knowledge, have been represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-

419, before any state governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, by persons with whom I have a close 

financial association and who received total compensation in excess of $1,000 during the preceding year, excluding 

compensation for other services to such businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory 

papers, are as follows: 

Identify businesses by type and name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared on behalf 

of such businesses. 

_____________________________________________________________________

 Type of business Name of state governmental agency

______________________________ ___________________________________

______________________________ ___________________________________

______________________________ ___________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

C. All other businesses listed below that operate in Virginia to which services were furnished pursuant to an 

agreement between you and such businesses and for which total compensation in excess of $1000 was received 

during the preceding year: 

Check each category of business to which services were furnished. 

_____________________________________________________

Electric utilities __________

Gas utilities __________

Telephone utilities __________

Water utilities __________

Cable television companies __________

Intrastate transportation companies __________

Interstate transportation companies __________

Oil or gas retail companies __________

Banks __________
Savings institutions __________

Loan or finance companies __________

Manufacturing companies (state type

 of product, e.g., textile, furniture,

 etc.) __________

Mining companies __________

Life insurance companies __________

Casualty insurance companies __________

Other insurance companies __________

Retail companies __________

Beer, wine or liquor companies or

 distributors __________

Trade associations __________

Professional associations __________

Associations of public employees or

 officials __________

Counties, cities or towns __________

Labor organizations __________

_____________________________________________________

IV. COMPENSATION FOR EXPENSES 

The persons, associations, or other sources other than my governmental agency from which I or a member of my 

immediate family received remuneration in excess of $200 during the preceding year, in cash or otherwise, as 

honorariums or payment of expenses in connection with my attendance at any meeting or other function to which I 

was invited in my official capacity are as follows: 

_______________________________________________________________________

 Description Amount of remuneration

Name of Source of occasion for each occasion

_____________________ ______________________ ______________________
_____________________ ______________________ ______________________

_____________________ ______________________ ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________

B. The provisions of Part III A and B of the disclosure form prescribed by this section shall not be applicable to 

officers and employees of local governmental and local advisory agencies. 

C. Except for real estate located within the county, city or town in which the officer or employee serves or a county, 

city or town contiguous to the county, city or town in which the officer or employee serves, officers and employees 

of local governmental or advisory agencies shall not be required to disclose under Part I of the form any other 

interests in real estate. 

(1988, c. 849, § 2.1-639.15:1; 1996, c. 77; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 779; 2011, cc. 123, 177.) 

§ 2.2-3118.1. Special provisions for individuals serving in or seeking multiple positions or offices; reappointees. 

A. The filing of a single current statement of economic interests by a state officer or employee required to file the 

form prescribed in § 2.2-3117 shall suffice for the purposes of this chapter as filing for all state positions or offices 

held or sought by such individual during a single reporting period. The filing of a single current financial disclosure 

statement by a state officer or employee required to file the form prescribed in § 2.2-3118 shall suffice for the 

purposes of this chapter as filing for all state positions or offices held or sought by such individual and requiring the 

filing of the § 2.2-3118 form during a single reporting period. 

B. Any individual who has met the requirement for annually filing a statement provided in § 2.2-3117 or 2.2-3118 

shall not be required to file an additional statement upon such individual's reappointment to the same office or 

position for which he is required to file, provided such reappointment occurs within 12 months after the annual 

filing. 

(2005, c. 397.) 

§ 2.2-3119. Additional provisions applicable to school boards and employees of school boards; exceptions. 

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for the school board of any county or 

city or of any town constituting a separate school division to employ or pay any teacher or other school board 

employee from the public funds, federal, state or local, or for a division superintendent to recommend to the school 

board the employment of any teacher or other employee, if the teacher or other employee is the father, mother, 

brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law or brother-in-law of the 

superintendent, or of any member of the school board. 

This section shall apply to any person employed by any school board in the operation of the public free school 

system, adult education programs or any other program maintained and operated by a local county, city or town 

school board. 

B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the employment, promotion, or transfer within a school division of 
any person within a relationship described in subsection A when such person: 

1. Has been employed pursuant to a written contract with a school board or employed as a substitute teacher or 

teacher's aide by a school board prior to the taking of office of any member of such board or division superintendent 

of schools; or 

2. Has been employed pursuant to a written contract with a school board or employed as a substitute teacher or 

teacher's aide by a school board prior to the inception of such relationship; or 

3. Was employed by a school board at any time prior to June 10, 1994, and had been employed at any time as a 

teacher or other employee of any Virginia school board prior to the taking of office of any member of such school 

board or division superintendent of schools. 

C. A person employed as a substitute teacher may not be employed to any greater extent than he was employed by 

the school board in the last full school year prior to the taking of office of such board member or division 

superintendent or to the inception of such relationship. The exceptions in subdivisions B 1, B 2, and B 3 shall apply 

only if the prior employment has been in the same school divisions where the employee and the superintendent or 

school board member now seek to serve simultaneously. 

D. If any member of the school board or any division superintendent knowingly violates these provisions, he shall 

be personally liable to refund to the local treasury any amounts paid in violation of this law, and the funds shall be 

recovered from the individual by action or suit in the name of the Commonwealth on the petition of the attorney for 

the Commonwealth. Recovered funds shall be paid into the local treasury for the use of the public schools. 

E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to employment by a school district located in Planning Districts 3, 

11, 12, and 13 of the father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, 

or brother-in-law of any member of the school board provided (i) the member certifies that he had no involvement 

with the hiring decision and (ii) the superintendent certifies to the remaining members of the governing body in 

writing that the employment is based upon merit and fitness and the competitive rating of the qualifications of the 

individual and that no member of the board had any involvement with the hiring decision. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.16; 1994, c. 758; 1995, c. 186; 1997, c. 84; 2001, c. 844; 2010, cc. 676, 759; 2011, 

c. 517.) 

§ 2.2-3120. Knowing violation of chapter a misdemeanor. 

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 6 (§§ 2.2-3102 through 2.2-3119) of 

this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that any member of a local governing body who 

knowingly violates subsection A of § 2.2-3112 or subsection D or F of § 2.2-3115 shall be guilty of a Class 3 

misdemeanor. A knowing violation under this section is one in which the person engages in conduct, performs an 

act or refuses to perform an act when he knows that the conduct is prohibited or required by this chapter. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.17; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 429.) 

§ 2.2-3121. Advisory opinions. 
A. A state officer or employee shall not be prosecuted for a knowing violation of this chapter if the alleged violation 

resulted from his good faith reliance on a written opinion of the Attorney General made in response to his written 

request for such opinion and the opinion was made after a full disclosure of the facts. 

B. A local officer or employee shall not be prosecuted for a knowing violation of this chapter if the alleged violation 

resulted from his good faith reliance on a written opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth made in response to 

his written request for such opinion and the opinion was made after a full disclosure of the facts. The written opinion 

shall be a public record and shall be released upon request. 

C. If any officer or employee serving at the local level of government is charged with a knowing violation of this 

chapter, and the alleged violation resulted from his reliance upon a written opinion of his city, county or town 

attorney, made after a full disclosure of the facts, that such action was not in violation of this chapter, then the 

officer or employee shall have the right to introduce a copy of the opinion at his trial as evidence that he did not 

knowingly violate this chapter. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.18; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694.) 

§ 2.2-3122. Knowing violation of chapter constitutes malfeasance in office or employment. 

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or 

employment. Upon conviction thereof, the judge or jury trying the case, in addition to any other fine or penalty 

provided by law, may order the forfeiture of such office or employment. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.19; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3123. Invalidation of contract; recision of sales. 

A. Any contract made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be declared void and may be 

rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of 

such contract. In cases in which the contract is invalidated, the contractor shall retain or receive only the reasonable 

value, with no increment for profit or commission, of the property or services furnished prior to the date of receiving 

notice that the contract has been voided. In cases of recision of a contract of sale, any refund or restitution shall be 

made to the contracting or selling governmental agency. 

B. Any purchase by an officer or employee made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be 

rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of 

such purchase. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.20; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3124. Civil penalty from violation of this chapter. 

In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, an officer or employee who knowingly violates any 

provision of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of 

money or thing of value received as a result of such violation. If the thing of value received by the officer or 

employee in violation of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 increases in value between the time of the violation and the 
time of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty. Further, all 

money or other things of value received as a result of such violation shall be forfeited in accordance with the 

provisions of § 19.2-386.33. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.21; 1994, cc. 727, 776; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 283, 756.) 

§ 2.2-3125. Limitation of actions. 

The statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of a person for violation of any provision of this chapter shall 

be one year from the time the Attorney General, if the violation is by a state officer or employee, or the attorney for 

the Commonwealth, if the violation is by a local officer or employee, has actual knowledge of the violation or five 

years from the date of the violation, whichever event occurs first. Any prosecution for malfeasance in office shall be 

governed by the statute of limitations provided by law. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.22; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3126. Enforcement. 

A. The provisions of this chapter relating to an officer or employee serving at the state level of government shall be 

enforced by the Attorney General. 

In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the Attorney General shall have the following powers 

and duties within the area for which he is responsible under this section: 

1. He shall advise the agencies of state government and officers and employees serving at the state level of 

government on appropriate procedures for complying with the requirements of this chapter. He may review any 

disclosure statements, without notice to the affected person, for the purpose of determining satisfactory compliance, 

and shall investigate matters that come to his attention reflecting possible violations of the provisions of this chapter 

by officers and employees serving at the state level of government; 

2. If he determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that any officer or employee serving at the state level 

of government has knowingly violated any provision of this chapter, he shall designate an attorney for the 

Commonwealth who shall have complete and independent discretion in the prosecution of such officer or employee; 

3. He shall render advisory opinions to any state officer or employee who seeks advice as to whether the facts in a 

particular case would constitute a violation of the provisions of this chapter. He shall determine which opinions or 

portions thereof are of general interest to the public and may, from time to time, be published. 

Irrespective of whether an opinion of the Attorney General has been requested and rendered, any person has the 

right to seek a declaratory judgment or other judicial relief as provided by law. 

B. The provisions of this chapter relating to an officer or employee serving at the local level of government shall be 

enforced by the attorney for the Commonwealth within the political subdivision for which he is elected. 

Each attorney for the Commonwealth shall be responsible for prosecuting violations by an officer or employee 

serving at the local level of government and, if the Attorney General designates such attorney for the 
Commonwealth, violations by an officer or employee serving at the state level of government. In the event the 

violation by an officer or employee serving at the local level of government involves more than one local 

jurisdiction, the Attorney General shall designate which of the attorneys for the Commonwealth of the involved 

local jurisdictions shall enforce the provisions of this chapter with regard to such violation. 

Each attorney for the Commonwealth shall establish an appropriate written procedure for implementing the 

disclosure requirements of local officers and employees of his county, city or town, and for other political 

subdivisions, whose principal offices are located within the jurisdiction served by such attorney for the 

Commonwealth. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall provide a copy of this act to all local officers and 

employees in the jurisdiction served by such attorney who are required to file a disclosure statement pursuant to 

Article 5 (§ 2.2-3113 et seq.) of this chapter. Failure to receive a copy of the act shall not be a defense to such 

officers and employees if they are prosecuted for violations of the act. 

Each attorney for the Commonwealth shall render advisory opinions as to whether the facts in a particular case 

would constitute a violation of the provisions of this chapter to the governing body and any local officer or 

employee in his jurisdiction and to political subdivisions other than a county, city or town, including regional 

political subdivisions whose principal offices are located within the jurisdiction served by such attorney for the 

Commonwealth. If the advisory opinion is written, then such written opinion shall be a public record and shall be 

released upon request. In case the opinion given by the attorney for the Commonwealth indicates that the facts 

would constitute a violation, the officer or employee affected thereby may request that the Attorney General review 

the opinion. A conflicting opinion by the Attorney General shall act to revoke the opinion of the attorney for the 

Commonwealth. The Attorney General shall determine which of his reviewing opinions or portions thereof are of 

general interest to the public and may, from time to time, be published. 

Irrespective of whether an opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General has been 

requested and rendered, any person has the right to seek a declaratory judgment or other judicial relief as provided 

by law. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.23; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694.) 

§ 2.2-3127. Venue. 

Any prosecution for a violation involving an officer serving at the state level of government shall be brought in the 

Circuit Court of the City of Richmond. Any prosecution for a violation involving an employee serving at the state 

level of government shall be within the jurisdiction in which the employee has his principal place of state 

employment. 

Any proceeding provided in this chapter shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the county or 

city in which the violation occurs if the violation involves an officer or employee serving at the local level of 

government. 

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.24; 2001, c. 844.) 

§ 2.2-3128. Semiannual orientation course. 

Each state agency shall offer at least semiannually to each of its state filers an orientation course on this chapter, on 
ethics in public contracting pursuant to Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of Chapter 43 of this title, if applicable to the 

filer, and on any other applicable regulations that govern the official conduct of state officers and employees. 

(2004, cc. 134, 392.) 

§ 2.2-3129. Records of attendance. 

Each state agency shall maintain records indicating the specific attendees, each attendee's job title, and dates of their 

attendance for each orientation course offered pursuant to § 2.2-3128 for a period of not less than five years after 

each course is given. These records shall be public records subject to inspection and copying consistent with § 2.2-

3704. 

(2004, cc. 134, 392.) 

§ 2.2-3130. Attendance requirements. 

Except as set forth in § 2.2-3131, each state filer shall attend the orientation course required in § 2.2-3128, as 

follows: 

1. For a state filer who holds a position with the agency on January 1, 2004, not later than December 31, 2004 and, 

thereafter, at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on January 1, 2006. 

2. For a person who becomes a state filer with the agency after January 1, 2004, within two months after he or she 

becomes a state filer and at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on the first 

odd-numbered year thereafter. 

(2004, cc. 134, 392.) 

§ 2.2-3131. Exemptions. 

A. The requirements of § 2.2-3130 shall not apply to state filers with a state agency who have taken an equivalent 

ethics orientation course through another state agency within the time periods set forth in subdivision 1 or 2 of § 2.2-

3130, as applicable. 

B. State agencies may jointly conduct and state filers from more than one state agency may jointly attend an 

orientation course required by § 2.2-3128, as long as the course content is relevant to the official duties of the 

attending state filers. 

C. Before conducting each orientation course required by § 2.2-3128, state agencies shall consult with the Attorney 

General regarding appropriate course content. 

(2004, cc. 134, 392.) 
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§ 2.2-3100. Policy; application; construction.

The General Assembly, recognizing that our system of representative government is dependent in part upon (i) citizen legislative

members representing fully the public in the legislative process and (ii) its citizens maintaining the highest trust in their public

officers and employees, finds and declares that the citizens are entitled to be assured that the judgment of public officers and

employees will be guided by a law that defines and prohibits inappropriate conflicts and requires disclosure of economic interests.

To that end and for the purpose of establishing a single body of law applicable to all state and local government officers and

employees on the subject of conflict of interests, the General Assembly enacts this State and Local Government Conflict of

Interests Act so that the standards of conduct for such officers and employees may be uniform throughout the Commonwealth.

This chapter shall supersede all general and special acts and charter provisions which purport to deal with matters covered by this

chapter except that the provisions of §§ 15.2-852, 15.2-2287, 15.2-2287.1, and 15.2-2289 and ordinances adopted pursuant

thereto shall remain in force and effect. The provisions of this chapter shall be supplemented but not superseded by the provisions

on ethics in public contracting in Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of Chapter 43 of this title and ordinances adopted pursuant to § 2.2-

3104.2 regulating receipt of gifts.

This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.1; 1990, c. 672; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2008, c. 532.)

§ 2.2-3100.1. Copy of chapter; review by officers and employees.

Any person required to file a disclosure statement of personal interests pursuant to subsections A or B of § 2.2-3114, subsections

A or B of § 2.2-3115 or § 2.2-3116 shall be furnished by the public body's administrator a copy of this chapter within two weeks

following the person's election, reelection, employment, appointment or reappointment.

All officers and employees shall read and familiarize themselves with the provisions of this chapter.

(2004, cc. 134, 392.)

§ 2.2-3101. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

"Advisory agency" means any board, commission, committee or post which does not exercise any sovereign power or duty, but is

appointed by a governmental agency or officer or is created by law for the purpose of making studies or recommendations, or

advising or consulting with a governmental agency.

"Affiliated business entity relationship" means a relationship, other than a parent-subsidiary relationship, that exists when (i) one

business entity has a controlling ownership interest in the other business entity, (ii) a controlling owner in one entity is also a

controlling owner in the other entity, or (iii) there is shared management or control between the business entities. Factors that may

be considered in determining the existence of an affiliated business entity relationship include that the same person or substantially

the same person owns or manages the two entities, there are common or commingled funds or assets, the business entities share

the use of the same offices or employees, or otherwise share activities, resources or personnel on a regular basis, or there is

otherwise a close working relationship between the entities.

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or foundation, or any

other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit.

"Contract" means any agreement to which a governmental agency is a party, or any agreement on behalf of a governmental
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agency that involves the payment of money appropriated by the General Assembly or political subdivision, whether or not such

agreement is executed in the name of the Commonwealth, or some political subdivision thereof. "Contract" includes a subcontract

only when the contract of which it is a part is with the officer's or employee's own governmental agency.

"Dependent" means a son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister or other person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, if

such person receives from the officer or employee, or provides to the officer or employee, more than one-half of his financial

support.

"Employee" means all persons employed by a governmental or advisory agency, unless otherwise limited by the context of its use.

"Financial institution" means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer finance company,

credit union, broker-dealer as defined in § 13.1-501, or investment company or advisor registered under the federal Investment

Advisors Act or Investment Company Act of 1940.

"Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. It

includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a

ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. "Gift" shall not include any offer of a ticket or

other admission or pass unless the ticket, admission, or pass is used. "Gift" shall not include honorary degrees and presents from

relatives. For the purpose of this definition, "relative" means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew; a person to

whom the donee is engaged to be married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or the

donee's brother's or sister's spouse.

"Governmental agency" means each component part of the legislative, executive or judicial branches of state and local

government, including each office, department, authority, post, commission, committee, and each institution or board created by

law to exercise some regulatory or sovereign power or duty as distinguished from purely advisory powers or duties. Corporations

organized or controlled by the Virginia Retirement System are "governmental agencies" for purposes of this chapter.

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the officer or employee, who is

a dependent of the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent.

"Officer" means any person appointed or elected to any governmental or advisory agency including local school boards, whether or

not he receives compensation or other emolument of office. Unless the context requires otherwise, "officer" includes members of

the judiciary.

"Parent-subsidiary relationship" means a relationship that exists when one corporation directly or indirectly owns shares

possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of another corporation.

"Personal interest" means a financial benefit or liability accruing to an officer or employee or to a member of his immediate family.

Such interest shall exist by reason of (i) ownership in a business if the ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity

of the business; (ii) annual income that exceeds, or may reasonably be anticipated to exceed, $10,000 from ownership in real or

personal property or a business; (iii) salary, other compensation, fringe benefits, or benefits from the use of property, or any

combination thereof, paid or provided by a business or governmental agency that exceeds, or may reasonably be anticipated to

exceed, $10,000 annually; (iv) ownership of real or personal property if the interest exceeds $10,000 in value and excluding

ownership in a business, income, or salary, other compensation, fringe benefits or benefits from the use of property; (v) personal

liability incurred or assumed on behalf of a business if the liability exceeds three percent of the asset value of the business; or (vi)

an option for ownership of a business or real or personal property if the ownership interest will consist of (i) or (iv) above.

"Personal interest in a contract" means a personal interest that an officer or employee has in a contract with a governmental

agency, whether due to his being a party to the contract or due to a personal interest in a business that is a party to the contract.

"Personal interest in a transaction" means a personal interest of an officer or employee in any matter considered by his agency.
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Such personal interest exists when an officer or employee or a member of his immediate family has a personal interest in property

or a business or governmental agency, or represents or provides services to any individual or business and such property,

business or represented or served individual or business (i) is the subject of the transaction or (ii) may realize a reasonably

foreseeable direct or indirect benefit or detriment as a result of the action of the agency considering the transaction.

Notwithstanding the above, such personal interest in a transaction shall not be deemed to exist where (a) an elected member of a

local governing body serves without remuneration as a member of the board of trustees of a not-for-profit entity and such elected

member or member of his immediate family has no personal interest related to the not-for-profit entity or (b) an officer or employee

where an employee or elected member of a local governing body is appointed by such local governing body to serve on a

governmental agency and the personal interest in the transaction of the governmental agency is the result of the salary, other

compensation, fringe benefits, or benefits provided by the local governing body to the officer, employee, elected member, or

member of his immediate family.

"State and local government officers and employees" shall not include members of the General Assembly.

"State filer" means those officers and employees required to file a disclosure statement of their personal interests pursuant to

subsection A or B of § 2.2-3114.

"Transaction" means any matter considered by any governmental or advisory agency, whether in a committee, subcommittee, or

other entity of that agency or before the agency itself, on which official action is taken or contemplated.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.2; 1988, c. 536; 1992, c. 865; 1993, c. 303; 1994, cc. 74, 724; 1995, c. 495; 1996, c. 77; 1997, c.

641; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2004, cc. 134, 392; 2012, cc. 345, 771.)

§ 2.2-3102. Application.

This article applies to generally prohibited conduct that shall be unlawful and to state and local government officers and employees.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.3; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3103. Prohibited conduct.

No officer or employee of a state or local governmental or advisory agency shall:

1. Solicit or accept money or other thing of value for services performed within the scope of his official duties, except the

compensation, expenses or other remuneration paid by the agency of which he is an officer or employee. This prohibition shall not

apply to the acceptance of special benefits that may be authorized by law;

2. Offer or accept any money or other thing of value for or in consideration of obtaining employment, appointment, or promotion of

any person with any governmental or advisory agency;

3. Offer or accept any money or other thing of value for or in consideration of the use of his public position to obtain a contract for

any person or business with any governmental or advisory agency;

4. Use for his own economic benefit or that of another party confidential information that he has acquired by reason of his public

position and which is not available to the public;

5. Accept any money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional opportunity that reasonably tends to influence him in the

performance of his official duties. This subdivision shall not apply to any political contribution actually used for political campaign or

constituent service purposes and reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2;

6. Accept any business or professional opportunity when he knows that there is a reasonable likelihood that the opportunity is

being afforded him to influence him in the performance of his official duties;
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7. Accept any honoraria for any appearance, speech, or article in which the officer or employee provides expertise or opinions

related to the performance of his official duties. The term "honoraria" shall not include any payment for or reimbursement to such

person for his actual travel, lodging, or subsistence expenses incurred in connection with such appearance, speech, or article or in

the alternative a payment of money or anything of value not in excess of the per diem deduction allowable under § 162 of the

Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time. The prohibition in this subdivision shall apply only to the Governor,

Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Governor's Secretaries, and heads of departments of state government;

8. Accept a gift from a person who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance of the officer's or

employee's official duties under circumstances where the timing and nature of the gift would cause a reasonable person to

question the officer's or employee's impartiality in the matter affecting the donor. Violations of this subdivision shall not be subject to

criminal law penalties; or

9. Accept gifts from sources on a basis so frequent as to raise an appearance of the use of his public office for private gain.

Violations of this subdivision shall not be subject to criminal law penalties.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.4; 1994, cc. 663, 815, 851; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 787, 892.)

§ 2.2-3104. Prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of state government.

In addition to the prohibitions contained in § 2.2-3103, no state officer or employee shall, during the one year after the termination

of his public employment or service, represent a client or act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for

compensation, on any matter before the agency of which he was an officer or employee.

For the purposes of this section, "state officer or employee" shall mean (i) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,

and officers appointed by the Governor, whether confirmation by the General Assembly or by either house thereof is required or

not, who are regularly employed on a full-time salaried basis; those officers and employees of executive branch agencies who

report directly to the agency head; and those at the level immediately below those who report directly to the agency head and are

at a payband 6 or higher and (ii) the officers and professional employees of the legislative branch designated by the joint rules

committee of the General Assembly. For the purposes of this section, the General Assembly and the legislative branch agencies

shall be deemed one agency.

The prohibitions of this section shall apply only to persons engaged in activities that would require registration as a lobbyist under §

2.2-422.

Any person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Attorney General, as provided in § 2.2-3126, for an advisory

opinion as to the application of the restriction imposed by this section on any post-public employment position or opportunity.

(1994, cc. 727, 776, § 2.1-639.4:1; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3104.01. Prohibited conduct; bids or proposals under the Virginia Public Procurement Act, Public-Private Transportation Act,

and Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act.

A. Neither the Governor, his political action committee, or the Governor's Secretaries, if the Secretary is responsible to the

Governor for an executive branch agency with jurisdiction over the matters at issue, shall knowingly solicit or accept a contribution,

gift, or other item with a value greater than $50 from any bidder, offeror, or private entity, or from an officer or director of such

bidder, offeror, or private entity, who has submitted a bid or proposal to an executive branch agency that is directly responsible to

the Governor pursuant to the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.), the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (§

56-556 et seq.), or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) (i) during the period

between the submission of the bid and the award of the public contract under the Virginia Public Procurement Act or (ii) following

the submission of a proposal under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 or the Public-Private Education Facilities and

Infrastructure Act of 2002 until the execution of a comprehensive agreement thereunder.
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B. The provisions of this section shall apply only for public contracts, proposals, or comprehensive agreements where the stated or

expected value of the contract is $5 million or more. The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts awarded as the result

of competitive sealed bidding as defined in § 2.2-4301.

C. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the

contribution or gift, whichever is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil

penalties. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.

(2010, c. 732; 2011, c. 624.)

§ 2.2-3104.02. Prohibited conduct for constitutional officers.

In addition to the prohibitions contained in § 2.2-3103, no constitutional officer shall, during the one year after the termination of his

public service, act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for compensation, on any matter before the

agency of which he was an officer.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any attorney for the Commonwealth.

Any person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction where such

person was elected as provided in § 2.2-3126, for an advisory opinion as to the application of the restriction imposed by this section

on any post-public employment position or opportunity.

(2011, c. 591.)

§ 2.2-3104.1. Exclusion of certain awards from scope of chapter.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit or apply to the acceptance by (i) any employee of a local

government, or (ii) a teacher or other employee of a local school board of an award or payment in honor of meritorious or

exceptional services performed by the teacher or employee and made by an organization exempt from federal income taxation

pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2001, c. 48, § 2.1-639.4:2; 2008, cc. 478, 497.)

§ 2.2-3104.2. Ordinance regulating receipt of gifts.

The governing body of any county, city, or town may adopt an ordinance setting a monetary limit on the acceptance of any gift by

the officers, appointees or employees of the county, city or town and requiring the disclosure by such officers, appointees or

employees of the receipt of any gift.

(2003, c. 694.)

§ 2.2-3105. Application.

This article proscribes certain conduct relating to contracts by state and local government officers and employees. The provisions

of this article shall be supplemented but not superseded by the provisions on ethics in public contracting in Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et

seq.) of Chapter 43 of this title.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.5; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694.)

§ 2.2-3106. Prohibited contracts by officers and employees of state government and Eastern Virginia Medical School.

A. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government or Eastern Virginia Medical School shall have a

personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency of which he is an officer or employee, other than his own contract of
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employment.

B. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government or Eastern Virginia Medical School shall have a

personal interest in a contract with any other governmental agency of state government unless such contract is (i) awarded as a

result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as defined in § 2.2-4301 or (ii) is awarded after a finding, in writing,

by the administrative head of the governmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the

public.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. An employee's personal interest in additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that accrue to him

because of a member of his immediate family, provided the employee does not exercise any control over the employment or the

employment activities of the member of his immediate family and the employee is not in a position to influence those activities;

2. The personal interest of an officer or employee of a state institution of higher education or the Eastern Virginia Medical School in

additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that accrue to him because of a member of his immediate

family, provided (i) the officer or employee and the immediate family member are engaged in teaching, research or administrative

support positions at the educational institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School, (ii) the governing board of the educational

institution finds that it is in the best interests of the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Commonwealth for

such dual employment to exist, and (iii) after such finding, the governing board of the educational institution or the Eastern Virginia

Medical School ensures that the officer or employee, or the immediate family member, does not have sole authority to supervise,

evaluate or make personnel decisions regarding the other;

3. An officer's or employee's personal interest in a contract of employment with any other governmental agency of state

government;

4. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency or the Eastern Virginia Medical School of services or goods at uniform prices

available to the general public;

5. An employee's personal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher education in Virginia or the Eastern Virginia

Medical School and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for students, which accrues to him solely

because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials;

6. An employee's personal interest in a contract with his or her employing public institution of higher education to acquire the

collections or scholarly works owned by the employee, including manuscripts, musical scores, poetry, paintings, books or other

materials, writings, or papers of an academic, research, or cultural value to the institution, provided the president of the institution

approves the acquisition of such collections or scholarly works as being in the best interests of the institution's public mission of

service, research, or education;

7. Subject to approval by the board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract between the Eastern Virginia Medical

School or a public institution of higher education in Virginia that operates a school of medicine or dentistry and a not-for-profit

nonstock corporation that operates a clinical practice within such public institution of higher education or the Eastern Virginia

Medical School and of which such employee is a member or employee;

8. Subject to approval by the relevant board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract for research and development

or commercialization of intellectual property between a public institution of higher education in Virginia or the Eastern Virginia

Medical School and a business in which the employee has a personal interest, if (i) the employee's personal interest has been

disclosed to and approved by such public institution of higher education or the Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to the time at

which the contract is entered into; (ii) the employee promptly files a disclosure statement pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter files

such statement annually on or before January 15; (iii) the institution has established a formal policy regarding such contracts,
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approved by the State Council of Higher Education or, in the case of the Eastern Virginia Medical School, a formal policy regarding

such contracts in conformity with any applicable federal regulations that has been approved by its board of visitors; and (iv) no later

than December 31 of each year, the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School files an annual report with the Secretary of

the Commonwealth disclosing each open contract entered into subject to this provision, the names of the parties to each contract,

the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of each contractual arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest,

the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the

institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, and any

other information requested by the Secretary of the Commonwealth; or

9. Subject to approval by the relevant board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract between a public institution of

higher education in Virginia or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a business in which the employee has a personal interest, if

(i) the personal interest has been disclosed to the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to the time the contract is

entered into; (ii) the employee files a disclosure statement pursuant to § 2.2-3117 and thereafter annually on or before January 15;

(iii) the employee does not participate in the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's decision to contract; (iv) the

president of the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School finds and certifies in writing that the contract is for goods and

services needed for quality patient care, including related medical education or research, by the institution's medical center or the

Eastern Virginia Medical School, its affiliated teaching hospitals and other organizations necessary for the fulfillment of its mission,

including the acquisition of drugs, therapies and medical technologies; and (v) no later than December 31 of each year, the

institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School files an annual report with the Secretary of the Commonwealth disclosing each

open contract entered subject to this provision, the names of the parties to each contract, the date each contract was executed and

its term, the subject of each contractual arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest, the institution's or the Eastern Virginia

Medical School's employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the institution's or the Eastern Virginia

Medical School's commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, and any other information requested by the

Secretary of the Commonwealth.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions C 8 and C 9, if the research and development or commercialization of intellectual

property or the employee's personal interest in a contract with a business is subject to policies and regulations governing conflicts

of interest promulgated by any agency of the United States government, including the adoption of policies requiring the disclosure

and management of such conflicts of interests, the policies established by the Eastern Virginia Medical School pursuant to such

federal requirements shall constitute compliance with subdivisions C 8 and C 9, upon notification by the Eastern Virginia Medical

School to the Secretary of the Commonwealth by January 31 of each year of evidence of their compliance with such federal

policies and regulations.

E. The board of visitors may delegate the authority granted under subdivision C 8 to the president of the institution. If the board

elects to delegate such authority, the board shall include this delegation of authority in the formal policy required by clause (iii) of

subdivision C 8. In those instances where the board has delegated such authority, on or before December 1 of each year, the

president of the relevant institution shall file a report with the relevant board of visitors disclosing each open contract entered into

subject to this provision, the names of the parties to each contract, the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of

each contractual arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest, the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's

employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's

commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, the details of how revenues are to be dispersed, and any

other information requested by the board of visitors.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.6; 1989, c. 74; 1991, c. 470; 1993, c. 876; 1995, c. 403; 1998, c. 838; 2001, c. 844; 2002, cc. 87,

478; 2003, c. 646; 2006, c. 839.)

§ 2.2-3107. Prohibited contracts by members of county boards of supervisors, city councils and town councils.
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A. No person elected or appointed as a member of the governing body of a county, city or town shall have a personal interest in (i)

any contract with his governing body, or (ii) any contract with any governmental agency that is a component part of his local

government and which is subject to the ultimate control of the governing body of which he is a member, or (iii) any contract other

than a contract of employment with any other governmental agency if such person's governing body appoints a majority of the

members of the governing body of the second governmental agency.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. A member's personal interest in a contract of employment provided (i) the officer or employee was employed by the

governmental agency prior to July 1, 1983, in accordance with the provisions of the former Conflict of Interests Act, Chapter 22 (§

2.1-347 et seq.) of Title 2.1 as it existed on June 30, 1983, or (ii) the employment first began prior to the member becoming a

member of the governing body;

2. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the public; or

3. A contract awarded to a member of a governing body as a result of competitive sealed bidding where the governing body has

established a need for the same or substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the election or appointment of the

member to serve on the governing body. However, the member shall have no involvement in the preparation of the specifications

for such contract, and the remaining members of the governing body, by written resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest

for the member to bid on such contract.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.7; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3108. Prohibited contracts by members of school boards.

A. No person elected or appointed as a member of a local school board shall have a personal interest in (i) any contract with his

school board or (ii) any contract with any governmental agency that is subject to the ultimate control of the school board of which

he is a member.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. A member's personal interest in a contract of employment provided the employment first began prior to the member becoming a

member of the school board;

2. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the public; or

3. A contract awarded to a member of a school board as a result of competitive sealed bidding where the school board has

established a need for the same or substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the election or appointment of the

member to serve on the school board. However, the member shall have no involvement in the preparation of the specifications for

such contract, and the remaining members of the school board, by written resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest for

the member to bid on such contract.

(1996, c. 548, § 2.1-639.7:1; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3109. Prohibited contracts by other officers and employees of local governmental agencies.

A. No other officer or employee of any governmental agency of local government shall have a personal interest in a contract with

the agency of which he is an officer or employee other than his own contract of employment.

B. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of local government shall have a personal interest in a contract with any

other governmental agency that is a component of the government of his county, city or town unless such contract is (i) awarded as

a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as defined in § 2.2-4301 or is awarded as a result of a procedure

embodying competitive principles as authorized by subdivisions A 10 or A 11 of § 2.2-4343 or (ii) is awarded after a finding, in
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writing, by the administrative head of the governmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best

interest of the public.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. An employee's personal interest in additional contracts for goods or services, or contracts of employment with his own

governmental agency that accrue to him because of a member of his immediate family, provided the employee does not exercise

any control over (i) the employment or the employment activities of the member of his immediate family and (ii) the employee is not

in a position to influence those activities or the award of the contract for goods or services;

2. An officer's or employee's personal interest in a contract of employment with any other governmental agency that is a

component part of the government of his county, city or town;

3. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the general public;

4. Members of local governing bodies who are subject to § 2.2-3107;

5. Members of local school boards who are subject to § 2.2-3108; or

6. Any ownership or financial interest of members of the governing body, administrators, and other personnel serving in a public

charter school in renovating, lending, granting, or leasing public charter school facilities, as the case may be, provided such interest

has been disclosed in the public charter school application as required by § 22.1-212.8.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.8; 1996, c. 548; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 530; 2009, c. 862.)

§ 2.2-3110. Further exceptions.

A. The provisions of Article 3 (§ 2.2-3106 et seq.) of this chapter shall not apply to:

1. The sale, lease or exchange of real property between an officer or employee and a governmental agency, provided the officer or

employee does not participate in any way as such officer or employee in such sale, lease or exchange, and this fact is set forth as

a matter of public record by the governing body of the governmental agency or by the administrative head thereof;

2. The publication of official notices;

3. Contracts between the government or school board of a town or city with a population of less than 10,000 and an officer or

employee of that town or city government or school board when the total of such contracts between the town or city government or

school board and the officer or employee of that town or city government or school board or a business controlled by him does not

exceed $10,000 per year or such amount exceeds $10,000 and is less than $25,000 but results from contracts arising from awards

made on a sealed bid basis, and such officer or employee has made disclosure as provided for in § 2.2-3115;

4. An officer or employee whose sole personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency is by reason of income from the

contracting firm or governmental agency in excess of $10,000 per year, provided the officer or employee or a member of his

immediate family does not participate and has no authority to participate in the procurement or letting of such contract on behalf of

the contracting firm and the officer or employee either does not have authority to participate in the procurement or letting of the

contract on behalf of his governmental agency or he disqualifies himself as a matter of public record and does not participate on

behalf of his governmental agency in negotiating the contract or in approving the contract;

5. When the governmental agency is a public institution of higher education, an officer or employee whose personal interest in a

contract with the institution is by reason of an ownership in the contracting firm in excess of three percent of the contracting firm's

equity or such ownership interest and income from the contracting firm is in excess of $10,000 per year, provided that (i) the officer

or employee's ownership interest, or ownership and income interest, and that of any immediate family member in the contracting
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firm is disclosed in writing to the president of the institution, which writing certifies that the officer or employee has not and will not

participate in the contract negotiations on behalf of the contracting firm or the institution, (ii) the president of the institution makes a

written finding as a matter of public record that the contract is in the best interests of the institution, (iii) the officer or employee

either does not have authority to participate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of the institution or disqualifies

himself as a matter of public record, and (iv) does not participate on behalf of the institution in negotiating the contract or approving

the contract;

6. Except when the governmental agency is the Virginia Retirement System, contracts between an officer's or employee's

governmental agency and a public service corporation, financial institution, or company furnishing public utilities in which the officer

or employee has a personal interest, provided the officer or employee disqualifies himself as a matter of public record and does not

participate on behalf of his governmental agency in negotiating the contract or in approving the contract;

7. Contracts for the purchase of goods or services when the contract does not exceed $500;

8. Grants or other payment under any program wherein uniform rates for, or the amounts paid to, all qualified applicants are

established solely by the administering governmental agency; or

9. An officer or employee whose sole personal interest in a contract with his own governmental agency is by reason of his marriage

to his spouse who is employed by the same agency, if the spouse was employed by such agency for five or more years prior to

marrying such officer or employee.

B. Neither the provisions of this chapter nor, unless expressly provided otherwise, any amendments thereto shall apply to those

employment contracts or renewals thereof or to any other contracts entered into prior to August 1, 1987, which were in compliance

with either the former Virginia Conflict of Interests Act, Chapter 22 (§ 2.1-347 et seq.) or the former Comprehensive Conflict of

Interests Act, Chapter 40 (§ 2.1-599 et seq.) of Title 2.1 at the time of their formation and thereafter. Those contracts shall continue

to be governed by the provisions of the appropriate prior Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (f) (4) of § 2.1-348 of

Title 2.1 in effect prior to July 1, 1983, the employment by the same governmental agency of an officer or employee and spouse or

any other relative residing in the same household shall not be deemed to create a material financial interest except when one of

such persons is employed in a direct supervisory or administrative position, or both, with respect to such spouse or other relative

residing in his household and the annual salary of such subordinate is $35,000 or more.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.9; 1990, c. 51; 1993, c. 303; 1994, cc. 450, 713; 1997, c. 641; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 839; 2010,

cc. 301, 304.)

§ 2.2-3111. Application.

This article proscribes certain conduct by state and local government officers and employees having a personal interest in a

transaction.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.10; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3112. Prohibited conduct concerning personal interest in a transaction; exceptions.

A. Each officer and employee of any state or local governmental or advisory agency who has a personal interest in a transaction:

1. Shall disqualify himself from participating in the transaction if (i) the transaction has application solely to property or a business

or governmental agency in which he has a personal interest or a business that has a parent-subsidiary or affiliated business entity

relationship with the business in which he has a personal interest or (ii) he is unable to participate pursuant to subdivision 2, 3 or 4.

Any disqualification under the provisions of this subdivision shall be recorded in the public records of the officer's or employee's

governmental or advisory agency. The officer or employee shall disclose his personal interest as required by subsection E of § 2.2-

3114 or subsection F of § 2.2-3115 and shall not vote or in any manner act on behalf of his agency in the transaction. The officer or
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employee shall be prohibited from (i) attending any portion of a closed meeting authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information

Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) when the matter in which he has a personal interest is discussed and (ii) discussing the matter in which he

has a personal interest with other governmental officers or employees at any time;

2. May participate in the transaction if he is a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group of three or more persons the

members of which are affected by the transaction, and he complies with the declaration requirements of subsection F of § 2.2-3114

or subsection H of § 2.2-3115;

3. May participate in the transaction when a party to the transaction is a client of his firm if he does not personally represent or

provide services to such client and he complies with the declaration requirements of subsection G of § 2.2-3114 or subsection I of

§ 2.2-3115; or

4. May participate in the transaction if it affects the public generally, even though his personal interest, as a member of the public,

may also be affected by that transaction.

B. Disqualification under the provisions of this section shall not prevent any employee having a personal interest in a transaction in

which his agency is involved from representing himself or a member of his immediate family in such transaction provided he does

not receive compensation for such representation and provided he complies with the disqualification and relevant disclosure

requirements of this chapter.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if disqualifications of officers or employees in accordance with this section leave less

than the number required by law to act, the remaining member or members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business

and have authority to act for the agency by majority vote, unless a unanimous vote of all members is required by law, in which case

authority to act shall require a unanimous vote of remaining members. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the

contrary, members of a local governing body whose sole interest in any proposed sale, contract of sale, exchange, lease or

conveyance is by virtue of their employment by a business involved in a proposed sale, contract of sale, exchange, lease or

conveyance, and where such member's or members' vote is essential to a constitutional majority required pursuant to Article VII,

Section 9 of the Constitution of Virginia and § 15.2-2100, such member or members of the local governing body may vote and

participate in the deliberations of the governing body concerning whether to approve, enter into or execute such sale, contract of

sale, exchange, lease or conveyance. Official action taken under circumstances that violate this section may be rescinded by the

agency on such terms as the interests of the agency and innocent third parties require.

D. The provisions of subsection A shall not prevent an officer or employee from participating in a transaction merely because such

officer or employee is a party in a legal proceeding of a civil nature concerning such transaction.

E. The provisions of subsection A shall not prevent an employee from participating in a transaction regarding textbooks or other

educational material for students at state institutions of higher education, when those textbooks or materials have been authored or

otherwise created by the employee.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.11; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694; 2007, c. 613; 2012, c. 429.)

§ 2.2-3113. Application.

This article requires disclosure of certain personal and financial interests by state and local government officers and employees.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.12; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3114. Disclosure by state officers and employees.

A. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, judges of

any circuit court, judges and substitute judges of any district court, members of the State Corporation Commission, members of the

Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the Board of
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Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System, and members of the State Lottery Board and other persons occupying such offices or

positions of trust or employment in state government, including members of the governing bodies of authorities, as may be

designated by the Governor or, in the case of officers or employees of the legislative branch, by the Joint Rules Committee of the

General Assembly, shall file, as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests

and such other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on

or before January 15. When the filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the disclosure statement shall be filed

on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

B. Nonsalaried citizen members of all policy and supervisory boards, commissions and councils in the executive branch of state

government, other than the Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement

System, and the State Lottery Board, shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure form of their personal interests and

such other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such form annually on or before

January 15. When the filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the disclosure statement shall be filed on the

next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Nonsalaried citizen members of other boards, commissions and councils,

including advisory boards and authorities, may be required to file a disclosure form if so designated by the Governor, in which case

the form shall be that set forth in § 2.2-3118.

C. The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to each officer

and employee so designated, including officers appointed by legislative authorities, not later than November 30 of each year.

Disclosure forms shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

D. Candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General shall file a disclosure statement of their

personal interests as required by § 24.2-502.

E. Any officer or employee of state government who has a personal interest in any transaction before the governmental or advisory

agency of which he is an officer or employee and who is disqualified from participating in that transaction pursuant to subdivision A

1 of § 2.2-3112, or otherwise elects to disqualify himself, shall forthwith make disclosure of the existence of his interest, including

the full name and address of the business and the address or parcel number for the real estate if the interest involves a business

or real estate, and his disclosure shall also be reflected in the public records of the agency for five years in the office of the

administrative head of the officer's or employee's governmental agency or advisory agency or, if the agency has a clerk, in the

clerk's office.

F. An officer or employee of state government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 2 of § 2.2-3112,

shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) the nature of the officer's or employee's personal interest

affected by the transaction, (iii) that he is a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group the members of which are

affected by the transaction, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The

officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written

declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case,

retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. If

reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or

employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business day.

G. An officer or employee of state government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-3112,

shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) that a party to the transaction is a client of his firm, (iii) that he

does not personally represent or provide services to the client, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly,

objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written

minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory

agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of
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five years from the date of recording or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection

prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next

business day.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.13; 1988, cc. 767, 849; 1992, c. 710; 1993, c. 303; 1997, c. 641; 2001, cc. 217, 844; 2003, c.

694; 2005, c. 169; 2006, c. 779.)

§ 2.2-3114.1. Filings of statements of economic interests by General Assembly members.

The filing of a current statement of economic interests by a General Assembly member, member-elect, or candidate for the General

Assembly pursuant to §§ 30-110 and 30-111 of the General Assembly Conflict of Interests Act (§ 30-100 et seq.) shall suffice for

the purposes of this chapter (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). The Secretary of the Commonwealth may obtain from the Clerk of the House of

Delegates or the Senate, as appropriate, a copy of the statement of a General Assembly member who is appointed to a position for

which a statement is required pursuant to § 2.2-3114. No General Assembly member, member-elect, or candidate shall be

required to file a separate statement of economic interests for the purposes of § 2.2-3114.

(2002, c. 36.)

§ 2.2-3115. Disclosure by local government officers and employees.

A. The members of every governing body and school board of each county and city and of towns with populations in excess of

3,500 shall file, as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other

information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before

January 15.

The members of the governing body of any authority established in any county or city, or part or combination thereof, and having

the power to issue bonds or expend funds in excess of $10,000 in any fiscal year, shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a

disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-3118 and

thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before January 15, unless the governing body of the jurisdiction that appoints

the members requires that the members file the form set forth in § 2.2-3117.

Persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by governing bodies and persons occupying such positions of employment

with governing bodies as may be designated to file by ordinance of the governing body shall file, as a condition to assuming office

or employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is specified on the form set forth in §

2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before January 15.

Persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by school boards and persons occupying such positions of employment with

school boards as may be designated to file by an adopted policy of the school board shall file, as a condition to assuming office or

employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and other information as is specified on the form set forth in § 2.2-

3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before January 15.

B. Nonsalaried citizen members of local boards, commissions and councils as may be designated by the governing body shall file,

as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure form of their personal interests and such other information as is specified on the

form set forth in § 2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such form annually on or before January 15.

C. No person shall be mandated to file any disclosure not otherwise required by this article.

D. The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the clerks of

the governing bodies and school boards not later than November 30 of each year, and the clerks of the governing body and school

board shall distribute the forms to designated individuals no later than December 10 of each year. Forms shall be filed and

maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school board. Forms filed by
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members of governing bodies of authorities shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of

the governing body of the county or city.

E. Candidates for membership in the governing body or school board of any county, city or town with a population of more than

3,500 persons shall file a disclosure statement of their personal interests as required by § 24.2-502.

F. Any officer or employee of local government who has a personal interest in any transaction before the governmental or advisory

agency of which he is an officer or employee and who is disqualified from participating in that transaction pursuant to subdivision A

1 of § 2.2-3112 or otherwise elects to disqualify himself, shall forthwith make disclosure of the existence of his interest, including

the full name and address of the business and the address or parcel number for the real estate if the interest involves a business

or real estate, and his disclosure shall be reflected in the public records of the agency for five years in the office of the

administrative head of the officer's or employee's governmental or advisory agency.

G. In addition to any disclosure required by subsections A and B, in each county and city and in towns with populations in excess

of 3,500, members of planning commissions, boards of zoning appeals, real estate assessors, and all county, city and town

managers or executive officers shall make annual disclosures of all their interests in real estate located in the county, city or town

in which they are elected, appointed, or employed. Such disclosure shall include any business in which such persons own an

interest, or from which income is received, if the primary purpose of the business is to own, develop or derive compensation

through the sale, exchange or development of real estate in the county, city or town. Such disclosure shall be filed as a condition to

assuming office or employment, and thereafter shall be filed annually with the clerk of the governing body of such county, city or

town on or before January 15. Such disclosures shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years. Forms for the filing of

such reports shall be prepared and distributed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the clerk of each governing body.

H. An officer or employee of local government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 2 of § 2.2-3112

shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) the nature of the officer's or employee's personal interest

affected by the transaction, (iii) that he is a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group the members of which are

affected by the transaction, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The

officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes of his agency or file a signed written

declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case,

retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. If

reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or

employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business day. The officer or employee shall also

orally disclose the existence of the interest during each meeting of the governmental or advisory agency at which the transaction is

discussed and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

I. An officer or employee of local government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-3112, shall

declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) that a party to the transaction is a client of his firm, (iii) that he does

not personally represent or provide services to the client, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively,

and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his

agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as

appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years

from the date of recording or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to

participation in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next

business day.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.14; 1988, c. 849; 1995, c. 495; 1996, c. 526; 2000, c. 317; 2001, cc. 217, 844; 2003, c. 694;

2012, c. 429.)

§ 2.2-3116. Disclosure by certain constitutional officers.
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For the purposes of this chapter, holders of the constitutional offices of treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk of

the circuit court and commissioner of the revenue of each county and city, shall be deemed to be local officers and shall be

required to file the Statement of Economic Interests set forth in § 2.2-3117. These officers shall file statements pursuant to § 2.2-

3115 and candidates shall file statements as required by § 24.2-502.

(1988, c. 469, § 2.1-639.14:1; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3117. Disclosure form.

The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and D of § 2.2-3114 and subsections A and E of § 2.2-3115

shall be substantially as follows:

 STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

Name ...............................................................

Office or position held or sought ..................................

Address ............................................................

Names of members of immediate family ...............................

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL.

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or foundation, or any

other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit.

"Close financial association" means an association in which the person filing shares significant financial involvement with an

individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business activities and would have access to

the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial association" does not mean an association based on

(i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation from a business by which the person filing this statement is no longer

employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation for work performed by the person filing as an independent contractor of a business

that represents an entity before any state governmental agency when the person filing has had no communications with the state

governmental agency.

"Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or determined in the future

with the occurrence of some certain event.

"Dependent" means any person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, who receives from the officer or employee, or

provides to the officer or employee, more than one-half of his financial support.

"Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. It

includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a

ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. "Gift" shall not include any offer of a ticket or

other admission or pass unless the ticket, admission, or pass is used. "Gift" shall not include honorary degrees and presents from

relatives. "Relative" means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be

married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or the donee's brother's or sister's spouse.

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the officer or employee, who is

a dependent of the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent.

TRUST. If you or your immediate family, separately or together, are the only beneficiaries of a trust, treat the trust's assets as if

you own them directly. If you or your immediate family has a proportional interest in a trust, treat that proportion of the trust's

assets as if you own them directly. For example, if you and your immediate family have a one-third interest in a trust, complete

your Statement as if you own one-third of each of the trust's assets. If you or a member of your immediate family created a trust
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and can revoke it without the beneficiaries' consent, treat its assets as if you own them directly.

REPORT TO THE BEST OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF. Information required on this Statement must be provided on the basis

of the best knowledge, information and belief of the individual filing the Statement as of the date of this report unless otherwise

stated.

COMPLETE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10. REFER TO SCHEDULES ONLY IF DIRECTED.

You may attach additional explanatory information.

1. Offices and Directorships.

Are you or a member of your immediate family a paid officer or paid director of a business?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule A.

2. Personal Liabilities.

Do you or a member of your immediate family owe more than $10,000 to any one creditor including contingent liabilities? (Exclude

debts to any government and loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan.)

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule B.

3. Securities.

Do you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of

$10,000 invested in one business? Account for mutual funds, limited partnerships and trusts.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule C.

4. Payments for Talks, Meetings, and Publications.

During the past 12 months did you receive lodging, transportation, money, or anything else of value with a combined value

exceeding $200 for a single talk, meeting, or published work in your capacity as an officer or employee of your agency?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D.

5. Gifts.

During the past 12 months did a business, government, or individual other than a relative or personal friend (i) furnish you with any

gift or entertainment at a single event, and the value received by you exceeded $50 in value or (ii) furnish you with gifts or

entertainment in any combination and the value received by you exceeded $100 in total value; and for which you neither paid nor

rendered services in exchange? Account for entertainment events only if the average value per person attending the event

exceeded $50 in value. Account for all business entertainment (except if related to your private profession or occupation) even if

unrelated to your official duties.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule E.

6. Salary and Wages.

List each employer that pays you or a member of your immediate family salary or wages in excess of $10,000 annually. (Exclude

state or local government or advisory agencies.)

If no reportable salary or wages, check here / /.

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______________________________________________________________________

7. Business Interests.

Do you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, operate your own business, or own or control an interest in

excess of $10,000 in a business?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F.

8. Payments for Representation and Other Services.

8A. Did you represent, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, any businesses before any state governmental agencies,

excluding courts or judges, for which you received total compensation during the past 12 months in excess of $1,000, excluding

compensation for other services to such businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and

subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers? (Officers and employees of local governmental and advisory agencies

do NOT need to answer this question or complete Schedule G-1.)

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-1.

8B. Subject to the same exceptions as in 8A, did persons with whom you have a close financial association (partners, associates

or others) represent, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, any businesses before any state governmental agency for

which total compensation was received during the past 12 months in excess of $1,000? (Officers and employees of local

governmental and advisory agencies do NOT need to answer this question or complete Schedule G-2.)

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-2.

8C. Did you or persons with whom you have a close financial association furnish services to businesses operating in Virginia

pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom you have a close financial

association and such businesses for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received during the past 12 months?

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-3.

9. Real Estate.

9A. State Officers and Employees.

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, valued at $10,000 or more in real

property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the full address on Schedule F? Account for

real estate held in trust.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H-1.

9B. Local Officers and Employees.

Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, or option, easement, or land

contract, valued at $10,000 or more in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the

full address on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H-2.

10. Real Estate Contracts with Governmental Agencies.
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Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest valued at more than $10,000 in real estate, including a corporate,

partnership, or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, which real estate is the subject of a contract, whether pending or

completed within the past 12 months, with a governmental agency? If the real estate contract provides for the leasing of the

property to a governmental agency, do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest in the real estate valued at more

than $1,000? Account for all such contracts whether or not your interest is reported in Schedule F, H-1, or H-2. This requirement to

disclose an interest in a lease does not apply to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the

ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business.

EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule I.

Statements of Economic Interests are open for public inspection. AFFIRMATION BY ALL FILERS.

I swear or affirm that the foregoing information is full, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Signature ......................................................

(Return only if needed to complete Statement.)

SCHEDULES

to

STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

NAME .................................

SCHEDULE A - OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPS.

Identify each business of which you or a member of your immediate family is a paid officer or paid director.

___________________________________________________________________

Name of Business Address of Business Position Held

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

_____________________ ______________________ __________________

___________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE B - PERSONAL LIABILITIES.

Report personal liability by checking each category. Report only debts in excess of $10,000. Do not report debts to any

government. Do not report loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan.

Report contingent liabilities below and indicate which debts are contingent.

1. My personal debts are as follows:

_______________________________________________________________________

 Check Check one

 appropriate $10,001 to More than

 categories $50,000 $50,000
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Banks __________ _________

Savings institutions __________ _________

Other loan or finance companies __________ _________

Insurance companies __________ _________

Stock, commodity or other brokerage companies __________ _________

Other businesses:

(State principal business activity for each

creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

Individual creditors:

(State principal business or

occupation of each creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

_______________________________________________________________________

2. The personal debts of the members of my immediate family are as follows:

_______________________________________________________________________

 Check Check one

 appropriate $10,001 to More than

 categories $50,000 $50,000

Banks __________ _________

Savings institutions __________ _________

Other loan or finance companies __________ _________

Insurance companies __________ _________

Stock, commodity or other brokerage companies __________ _________

Other businesses:

(State principal business activity for each

creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

Individual creditors:

(State principal business or

occupation of each creditor.) __________ _________

 __________ _________

 __________ _________

_______________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE C - SECURITIES.

"Securities" INCLUDES stocks, bonds, "Securities" EXCLUDES

mutual funds, limited partnerships, certificates of deposit,

and commodity futures contracts. money market funds, annuity

contracts, and insurance policies.
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Identify each business or Virginia governmental entity in which you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly,

separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $10,000. Name each entity and type of security individually.

Do not list U.S. Bonds or other government securities not issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia or its authorities, agencies, or

local governments. Do not list organizations that do not do business in this Commonwealth, but most major businesses conduct

business in Virginia. Account for securities held in trust.

If no reportable securities, check here / /.

____________________________________________________________________________

 Check one

 Type of Security $10,001 $50,001 More

 Type of (stocks, bonds, mutual to to than

Name of Issuer Entity funds, etc.) $50,000 $250,000 $250,000

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

______________ _______ _______________________ _______ _______ ________

____________________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE D - PAYMENTS FOR TALKS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS.

List each source from which you received during the past 12 months lodging, transportation, money, or any other thing of value

(excluding meals or drinks coincident with a meeting) with combined value exceeding $200 for your presentation of a single talk,

participation in one meeting, or publication of a work in your capacity as an officer or employee of your agency.

List payments or reimbursements by an advisory or governmental agency only for meetings or travel outside the Commonwealth.

List a payment even if you donated it to charity.

Do not list information about a payment if you returned it within 60 days or if you received it from an employer already listed under

Item 6 or from a source of income listed on Schedule F.

If no payment must be listed, check here / /.

__________________________________________________________________________

 Type of payment

 (e.g. honoraria,

 travel reimbursePayer Approximate Value Circumstances ment, etc.)

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________ _____________________ ________________ _________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE E - GIFTS.
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List each business, governmental entity, or individual that, during the past 12 months, (i) furnished you with any gift or

entertainment at a single event and the value received by you exceeded $50 in value, or (ii) furnished you with gifts or

entertainment in any combination and the value received by you exceeded $100 in total value; and for which you neither paid nor

rendered services in exchange. List each such gift or event. Do not list entertainment events unless the average value per person

attending the event exceeded $50 in value. Do not list business entertainment related to your private profession or occupation. Do

not list gifts or other things of value given by a relative or personal friend for reasons clearly unrelated to your public position. Do

not list campaign contributions publicly reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2 of the Code of

Virginia.

_____________________________________________________________________

Name of Business, City or

Organization, or County Gift or

Individual and State Event Approximate Value

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

____________________ ___________ ___________ __________________

_____________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE F - BUSINESS INTERESTS.

Complete this Schedule for each self-owned or family-owned business (including rental property, a farm, or consulting work),

partnership, or corporation in which you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, own an interest having a

value in excess of $10,000.

If the enterprise is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list that name; otherwise, merely explain the

nature of the enterprise. If rental property is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list the name only;

otherwise, give the address of each property. Account for business interests held in trust.

___________________________________________________________________________

Name of Business, Gross Income

Corporation,

Partnership, City or Nature of Enterprise $50,001 More

Farm; Address of County (farming, law, rental $50,000 to than

Rental Property and State property, etc.) or less $250,000 $250,000

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

________________ _________ _____________________ ________ ________ ________

___________________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE G-1 - PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY YOU.

List the businesses you represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any state governmental agency,

excluding any court or judge, for which you received total compensation during the past 12 months in excess of $1,000, excluding

compensation for other services to such businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and
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subsequent representation regarding the mandatory papers filed by you.

Identify each business, the nature of the representation and the amount received by dollar category from each such business. You

may state the type, rather than name, of the business if you are required by law not to reveal the name of the business represented

by you.

Only STATE officers and employees should complete this Schedule.

_____________________________________________________________________

 Pur- Amount Received

 pose

Name Type of Name

of of Repre- of $1,001 $10,001 $50,001 $100,001 $250,001

Busi- Busi- senta- Agen- to to to to and

ness ness tion cy $10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 over

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____ _____ ______ ______ _______ _______ ________ _________ ________

_____________________________________________________________________

If you have received $250,001 or more from a single business within the reporting period, indicate the amount received, rounded to

the nearest $10,000.

 Amount Received:______.

SCHEDULE G-2 - PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY ASSOCIATES.

List the businesses that have been represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any state governmental

agency, excluding any court or judge, by persons who are your partners, associates or others with whom you have a close

financial association and who received total compensation in excess of $1,000 for such representation during the past 12 months,

excluding representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers and subsequent representation regarding the mandatory

papers filed by your partners, associates or others with whom you have a close financial association.

Identify such businesses by type and also name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared on behalf of

such businesses.

Only STATE officers and employees should complete this Schedule.

______________________________________________________________

Type of business Name of state governmental agency

____________________ ______________________________________

____________________ ______________________________________

____________________ ______________________________________

____________________ ______________________________________

______________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE G-3 - PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES GENERALLY.

Indicate below types of businesses that operate in Virginia to which services were furnished by you or persons with whom you
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have a close financial association pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom

you have a close financial association and such businesses and for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received

during the past 12 months.

Identify opposite each category of businesses listed below (i) the type of business, (ii) the type of service rendered and (iii) the

value by dollar category of the compensation received for all businesses falling within each category.

___________________________________________________________________________

 Check Value of Compensation

 if Type

 ser- of

 vices ser-

 were vice $1,001 $10,001 $50,001 $100,001 $250,001

 ren- ren- to to to to and

 dered dered $10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 over

Electric utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Gas utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Telephone utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Water utilities _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Cable television

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Interstate

 transportation

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Intrastate

 transportation

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Oil or gas retail

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Banks _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Savings institutions _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Loan or finance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Manufacturing

 companies (state

 type of product,

 e.g., textile,

 furniture, etc.) _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Mining companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Life insurance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Casualty insurance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Other insurance

 companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Retail companies _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________
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Beer, wine or liquor

 companies or

 distributors _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Trade associations _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Professional

 associations _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Associations of

 public employees

 or officials _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Counties, cities

 or towns _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Labor organizations _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

Other _____ _____ _______ _______ ________ ________ ________

___________________________________________________________________________

 RETURN TO ITEM 9

SCHEDULE H-1 - REAL ESTATE - STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including

a partnership interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. Each parcel shall be listed individually.

_________________________________________________________________________

 Describe the type of real

List each location estate you own in each If the real estate is

(state, and county location (business, recre- owned or recorded in

or city) where you ational, apartment, com- a name other than your

own real estate. mercial, open land, etc.). own, list that name.

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_____________________ __________________________ ______________________

_________________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE H-2 - REAL ESTATE - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including

a partnership interest or option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. Each parcel shall be listed individually.

Also list the names of any co-owners of such property, if applicable.

_________________________________________________________________________

 Describe the type

 of real estate

 you own in

 each location If the real estate

List each location (business, is owned or rec-

(state, and county recreational, orded in a name
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or city) where apartment, com- other than your List the names

you own real mercial, open own, list that of any co-owners,

estate. land, etc.). name. if applicable.

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

__________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

_________________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE I - REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.

List all contracts, whether pending or completed within the past 12 months, with a governmental agency for the sale or exchange of

real estate in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a corporate, partnership or trust interest,

option, easement, or land contract, valued at $10,000 or more. List all contracts with a governmental agency for the lease of real

estate in which you or a member of your immediate family holds such an interest valued at $1,000 or more. This requirement to

disclose an interest in a lease does not apply to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the

ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business.

State officers and employees report contracts with state agencies.

Local officers and employees report contracts with local agencies.

_______________________________________________________________________

List your real estate

interest and the

person or entity,

including the type

of entity, which

is party to

the contract. State the annual

Describe any income from the

management role and List each governmental contract, and the

the percentage agency which is a amount, if any, of

ownership party to the contract income you or any

interest you or your and indicate the immediate family

immediate family county or city where member derives

member has in the real the real estate annually from the

estate or entity. is located. contract.

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

______________________ ________________________ ___________________

_______________________________________________________________________

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.15; 1988, c. 849; 1994, cc. 724, 733, 777, 793; 1995, c. 763; 1996, c. 77; 1997, cc. 577, 844;

1998, c. 732; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 310, 779, 787, 892; 2008, c. 239; 2010, c. 670; 2012, c. 429.)
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§ 2.2-3118. Disclosure form; certain citizen members.

A. The financial disclosure form to be used for filings required pursuant to subsection B of § 2.2-3114 and subsection B of § 2.2-

3115 shall be signed by the filer either originally or by electronic signature as authorized by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

(§ 59.1-479 et seq.). The financial disclosure form shall be substantially as follows:

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL.

"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or foundation, or any

other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit.

"Close financial association" means an association in which the person filing shares significant financial involvement with an

individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business activities and would have access to

the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial association" does not mean an association based on

(i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation from a business by which the person filing this statement is no longer

employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation for work performed by the person filing as an independent contractor of a business

that represents an entity before any state governmental agency when the person filing has no communications with the state

governmental agency.

"Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or determined in the future

with the occurrence of some certain event.

"Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as the filer, who is a dependent of

the filer or of whom the filer is a dependent.

"Dependent" means any person, whether or not related by blood or marriage, who receives from the filer, or provides to the filer,

more than one-half of his financial support.

"Personal interest" means, for the purposes of this form only, a personal and financial benefit or liability accruing to a filer or a

member of his immediate family. Such interest shall exist by reason of (i) ownership in real or personal property, tangible or

intangible; (ii) ownership in a business; (iii) income from a business; or (iv) personal liability on behalf of a business; however,

unless the ownership interest in a business exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business, or the liability on behalf of a

business exceeds three percent of the total assets of the business, or the annual income, and/or property or use of such property,

from the business exceeds $10,000 or may reasonably be anticipated to exceed $10,000, such interest shall not constitute a

"personal interest."

Name ...................................................................

Office or position held or to be held

.......................................................................

Address ................................................................

I. FINANCIAL INTERESTS

My personal interests and those of my immediate family are as follows:

Include all forms of personal interests held at the time of filing: real estate, stocks, bonds, equity interests in proprietorships and

partnerships. You may exclude:

1. Deposits and interest bearing accounts in banks, savings institutions and other institutions accepting such deposits or accounts;

2. Interests in any business, other than a news medium, representing less than three percent of the total equity value of the

business;
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3. Liability on behalf of any business representing less than three percent of the total assets of such business; and

4. Income (other than from salary) less than $10,000 annually from any business. You need not state the value of any interest. You

must state the name or principal business activity of each business in which you have a personal interest.

A. My personal interests are:

1. Residence, address, or, if no address, location .......................................

2. Other real estate, address, or, if no address, location .............................

3. Name or principal business activity of each business in which stock, bond or equity interest is held ...........................................

B. The personal interests of my immediate family are:

1. Real estate, address or, if no address, location ......................................

2. Name or principal business activity of each business in which stock, bond or equity interest is held ..........................................

II. OFFICES, DIRECTORSHIPS AND SALARIED EMPLOYMENTS

The paid offices, paid directorships and salaried employments which I hold or which members of my immediate family hold and the

businesses from which I or members of my immediate family receive retirement benefits are as follows:

(You need not state any dollar amounts.)

A. My paid offices, paid directorships and salaried employments are:

_____________________________________________________________________

 Position held Name of business

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

B. The paid offices, paid directorships and salaried employments of members of my immediate family are:

_____________________________________________________________________

 Position held Name of business

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_______________________________ __________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

III. BUSINESSES TO WHICH SERVICES WERE FURNISHED

A. The businesses I have represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any state governmental agency,

excluding any court or judge, for which I have received total compensation in excess of $1,000 during the preceding year, excluding

compensation for other services to such businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers, are as

follows:

Identify businesses by name and name the state governmental agencies before which you appeared on behalf of such businesses.
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_____________________________________________________________________

 Name of business Name of governmental agency

_____________________________ _________________________________

_____________________________ _________________________________

_____________________________ _________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

B. The businesses that, to my knowledge, have been represented, excluding activity defined as lobbying in § 2.2-419, before any

state governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, by persons with whom I have a close financial association and who

received total compensation in excess of $1,000 during the preceding year, excluding compensation for other services to such

businesses and representation consisting solely of the filing of mandatory papers, are as follows:

Identify businesses by type and name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared on behalf of such

businesses.

_____________________________________________________________________

 Type of business Name of state governmental agency

______________________________ ___________________________________

______________________________ ___________________________________

______________________________ ___________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

C. All other businesses listed below that operate in Virginia to which services were furnished pursuant to an agreement between

you and such businesses and for which total compensation in excess of $1000 was received during the preceding year:

Check each category of business to which services were furnished.

_____________________________________________________

Electric utilities __________

Gas utilities __________

Telephone utilities __________

Water utilities __________

Cable television companies __________

Intrastate transportation companies __________

Interstate transportation companies __________

Oil or gas retail companies __________

Banks __________

Savings institutions __________

Loan or finance companies __________

Manufacturing companies (state type

 of product, e.g., textile, furniture,

 etc.) __________

Mining companies __________

Life insurance companies __________

Casualty insurance companies __________

Other insurance companies __________

Retail companies 
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Beer, wine or liquor companies or

 distributors __________

Trade associations __________

Professional associations __________

Associations of public employees or

 officials __________

Counties, cities or towns __________

Labor organizations __________

_____________________________________________________

IV. COMPENSATION FOR EXPENSES

The persons, associations, or other sources other than my governmental agency from which I or a member of my immediate family

received remuneration in excess of $200 during the preceding year, in cash or otherwise, as honorariums or payment of expenses

in connection with my attendance at any meeting or other function to which I was invited in my official capacity are as follows:

_______________________________________________________________________

 Description Amount of remuneration

Name of Source of occasion for each occasion

_____________________ ______________________ ______________________

_____________________ ______________________ ______________________

_____________________ ______________________ ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________

B. The provisions of Part III A and B of the disclosure form prescribed by this section shall not be applicable to officers and

employees of local governmental and local advisory agencies.

C. Except for real estate located within the county, city or town in which the officer or employee serves or a county, city or town

contiguous to the county, city or town in which the officer or employee serves, officers and employees of local governmental or

advisory agencies shall not be required to disclose under Part I of the form any other interests in real estate.

(1988, c. 849, § 2.1-639.15:1; 1996, c. 77; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c. 779; 2011, cc. 123, 177.)

§ 2.2-3118.1. Special provisions for individuals serving in or seeking multiple positions or offices; reappointees.

A. The filing of a single current statement of economic interests by a state officer or employee required to file the form prescribed in

§ 2.2-3117 shall suffice for the purposes of this chapter as filing for all state positions or offices held or sought by such individual

during a single reporting period. The filing of a single current financial disclosure statement by a state officer or employee required

to file the form prescribed in § 2.2-3118 shall suffice for the purposes of this chapter as filing for all state positions or offices held or

sought by such individual and requiring the filing of the § 2.2-3118 form during a single reporting period.

B. Any individual who has met the requirement for annually filing a statement provided in § 2.2-3117 or 2.2-3118 shall not be

required to file an additional statement upon such individual's reappointment to the same office or position for which he is required

to file, provided such reappointment occurs within 12 months after the annual filing.

(2005, c. 397.)

§ 2.2-3119. Additional provisions applicable to school boards and employees of school boards; exceptions.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for the school board of any county or city or of any town
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constituting a separate school division to employ or pay any teacher or other school board employee from the public funds, federal,

state or local, or for a division superintendent to recommend to the school board the employment of any teacher or other

employee, if the teacher or other employee is the father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-inlaw, sister-in-law or brother-in-law of the superintendent, or of any member of the school board.

This section shall apply to any person employed by any school board in the operation of the public free school system, adult

education programs or any other program maintained and operated by a local county, city or town school board.

B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the employment, promotion, or transfer within a school division of any person

within a relationship described in subsection A when such person:

1. Has been employed pursuant to a written contract with a school board or employed as a substitute teacher or teacher's aide by

a school board prior to the taking of office of any member of such board or division superintendent of schools; or

2. Has been employed pursuant to a written contract with a school board or employed as a substitute teacher or teacher's aide by

a school board prior to the inception of such relationship; or

3. Was employed by a school board at any time prior to June 10, 1994, and had been employed at any time as a teacher or other

employee of any Virginia school board prior to the taking of office of any member of such school board or division superintendent

of schools.

C. A person employed as a substitute teacher may not be employed to any greater extent than he was employed by the school

board in the last full school year prior to the taking of office of such board member or division superintendent or to the inception of

such relationship. The exceptions in subdivisions B 1, B 2, and B 3 shall apply only if the prior employment has been in the same

school divisions where the employee and the superintendent or school board member now seek to serve simultaneously.

D. If any member of the school board or any division superintendent knowingly violates these provisions, he shall be personally

liable to refund to the local treasury any amounts paid in violation of this law, and the funds shall be recovered from the individual

by action or suit in the name of the Commonwealth on the petition of the attorney for the Commonwealth. Recovered funds shall be

paid into the local treasury for the use of the public schools.

E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to employment by a school district located in Planning Districts 3, 11, 12, and 13 of

the father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law of any

member of the school board provided (i) the member certifies that he had no involvement with the hiring decision and (ii) the

superintendent certifies to the remaining members of the governing body in writing that the employment is based upon merit and

fitness and the competitive rating of the qualifications of the individual and that no member of the board had any involvement with

the hiring decision.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.16; 1994, c. 758; 1995, c. 186; 1997, c. 84; 2001, c. 844; 2010, cc. 676, 759; 2011, c. 517.)

§ 2.2-3120. Knowing violation of chapter a misdemeanor.

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 6 (§§ 2.2-3102 through 2.2-3119) of this chapter shall

be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that any member of a local governing body who knowingly violates subsection A of §

2.2-3112 or subsection D or F of § 2.2-3115 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A knowing violation under this section is

one in which the person engages in conduct, performs an act or refuses to perform an act when he knows that the conduct is

prohibited or required by this chapter.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.17; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 429.)

§ 2.2-3121. Advisory opinions.
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A. A state officer or employee shall not be prosecuted for a knowing violation of this chapter if the alleged violation resulted from

his good faith reliance on a written opinion of the Attorney General made in response to his written request for such opinion and

the opinion was made after a full disclosure of the facts.

B. A local officer or employee shall not be prosecuted for a knowing violation of this chapter if the alleged violation resulted from

his good faith reliance on a written opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth made in response to his written request for such

opinion and the opinion was made after a full disclosure of the facts. The written opinion shall be a public record and shall be

released upon request.

C. If any officer or employee serving at the local level of government is charged with a knowing violation of this chapter, and the

alleged violation resulted from his reliance upon a written opinion of his city, county or town attorney, made after a full disclosure of

the facts, that such action was not in violation of this chapter, then the officer or employee shall have the right to introduce a copy

of the opinion at his trial as evidence that he did not knowingly violate this chapter.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.18; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694.)

§ 2.2-3122. Knowing violation of chapter constitutes malfeasance in office or employment.

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or employment.

Upon conviction thereof, the judge or jury trying the case, in addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, may order the

forfeiture of such office or employment.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.19; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3123. Invalidation of contract; recision of sales.

A. Any contract made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be declared void and may be rescinded by

the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of such contract. In cases in

which the contract is invalidated, the contractor shall retain or receive only the reasonable value, with no increment for profit or

commission, of the property or services furnished prior to the date of receiving notice that the contract has been voided. In cases

of recision of a contract of sale, any refund or restitution shall be made to the contracting or selling governmental agency.

B. Any purchase by an officer or employee made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be rescinded by

the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of such purchase.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.20; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3124. Civil penalty from violation of this chapter.

In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, an officer or employee who knowingly violates any provision of §§ 2.2-3103

through 2.2-3112 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of money or thing of value received as a

result of such violation. If the thing of value received by the officer or employee in violation of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112

increases in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the

amount of the civil penalty. Further, all money or other things of value received as a result of such violation shall be forfeited in

accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-386.33.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.21; 1994, cc. 727, 776; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 283, 756.)

§ 2.2-3125. Limitation of actions.

The statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of a person for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be one year from

the time the Attorney General, if the violation is by a state officer or employee, or the attorney for the Commonwealth, if the

violation is by a local officer or employee, has actual knowledge of the violation or five years from the date of the violation,
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whichever event occurs first. Any prosecution for malfeasance in office shall be governed by the statute of limitations provided by

law.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.22; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3126. Enforcement.

A. The provisions of this chapter relating to an officer or employee serving at the state level of government shall be enforced by the

Attorney General.

In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the Attorney General shall have the following powers and duties

within the area for which he is responsible under this section:

1. He shall advise the agencies of state government and officers and employees serving at the state level of government on

appropriate procedures for complying with the requirements of this chapter. He may review any disclosure statements, without

notice to the affected person, for the purpose of determining satisfactory compliance, and shall investigate matters that come to his

attention reflecting possible violations of the provisions of this chapter by officers and employees serving at the state level of

government;

2. If he determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that any officer or employee serving at the state level of

government has knowingly violated any provision of this chapter, he shall designate an attorney for the Commonwealth who shall

have complete and independent discretion in the prosecution of such officer or employee;

3. He shall render advisory opinions to any state officer or employee who seeks advice as to whether the facts in a particular case

would constitute a violation of the provisions of this chapter. He shall determine which opinions or portions thereof are of general

interest to the public and may, from time to time, be published.

Irrespective of whether an opinion of the Attorney General has been requested and rendered, any person has the right to seek a

declaratory judgment or other judicial relief as provided by law.

B. The provisions of this chapter relating to an officer or employee serving at the local level of government shall be enforced by the

attorney for the Commonwealth within the political subdivision for which he is elected.

Each attorney for the Commonwealth shall be responsible for prosecuting violations by an officer or employee serving at the local

level of government and, if the Attorney General designates such attorney for the Commonwealth, violations by an officer or

employee serving at the state level of government. In the event the violation by an officer or employee serving at the local level of

government involves more than one local jurisdiction, the Attorney General shall designate which of the attorneys for the

Commonwealth of the involved local jurisdictions shall enforce the provisions of this chapter with regard to such violation.

Each attorney for the Commonwealth shall establish an appropriate written procedure for implementing the disclosure requirements

of local officers and employees of his county, city or town, and for other political subdivisions, whose principal offices are located

within the jurisdiction served by such attorney for the Commonwealth. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall provide a copy of

this act to all local officers and employees in the jurisdiction served by such attorney who are required to file a disclosure statement

pursuant to Article 5 (§ 2.2-3113 et seq.) of this chapter. Failure to receive a copy of the act shall not be a defense to such officers

and employees if they are prosecuted for violations of the act.

Each attorney for the Commonwealth shall render advisory opinions as to whether the facts in a particular case would constitute a

violation of the provisions of this chapter to the governing body and any local officer or employee in his jurisdiction and to political

subdivisions other than a county, city or town, including regional political subdivisions whose principal offices are located within the

jurisdiction served by such attorney for the Commonwealth. If the advisory opinion is written, then such written opinion shall be a

public record and shall be released upon request. In case the opinion given by the attorney for the Commonwealth indicates that
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the facts would constitute a violation, the officer or employee affected thereby may request that the Attorney General review the

opinion. A conflicting opinion by the Attorney General shall act to revoke the opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth. The

Attorney General shall determine which of his reviewing opinions or portions thereof are of general interest to the public and may,

from time to time, be published.

Irrespective of whether an opinion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General has been requested and

rendered, any person has the right to seek a declaratory judgment or other judicial relief as provided by law.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.23; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 694.)

§ 2.2-3127. Venue.

Any prosecution for a violation involving an officer serving at the state level of government shall be brought in the Circuit Court of

the City of Richmond. Any prosecution for a violation involving an employee serving at the state level of government shall be within

the jurisdiction in which the employee has his principal place of state employment.

Any proceeding provided in this chapter shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the county or city in which the

violation occurs if the violation involves an officer or employee serving at the local level of government.

(1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.24; 2001, c. 844.)

§ 2.2-3128. Semiannual orientation course.

Each state agency shall offer at least semiannually to each of its state filers an orientation course on this chapter, on ethics in

public contracting pursuant to Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of Chapter 43 of this title, if applicable to the filer, and on any other

applicable regulations that govern the official conduct of state officers and employees.

(2004, cc. 134, 392.)

§ 2.2-3129. Records of attendance.

Each state agency shall maintain records indicating the specific attendees, each attendee's job title, and dates of their attendance

for each orientation course offered pursuant to § 2.2-3128 for a period of not less than five years after each course is given. These

records shall be public records subject to inspection and copying consistent with § 2.2-3704.

(2004, cc. 134, 392.)

§ 2.2-3130. Attendance requirements.

Except as set forth in § 2.2-3131, each state filer shall attend the orientation course required in § 2.2-3128, as follows:

1. For a state filer who holds a position with the agency on January 1, 2004, not later than December 31, 2004 and, thereafter, at

least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on January 1, 2006.

2. For a person who becomes a state filer with the agency after January 1, 2004, within two months after he or she becomes a

state filer and at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing on the first odd-numbered year

thereafter.

(2004, cc. 134, 392.)

§ 2.2-3131. Exemptions.

A. The requirements of § 2.2-3130 shall not apply to state filers with a state agency who have taken an equivalent ethics orientation

course through another state agency within the time periods set forth in subdivision 1 or 2 of § 2.2-3130, as applicable.
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B. State agencies may jointly conduct and state filers from more than one state agency may jointly attend an orientation course

required by § 2.2-3128, as long as the course content is relevant to the official duties of the attending state filers.

C. Before conducting each orientation course required by § 2.2-3128, state agencies shall consult with the Attorney General

regarding appropriate course content.

(2004, cc. 134, 392.)