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VA Code § 2.2-3011 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 30.1 - The Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act|§ 2.2-3011. Discrimination and retaliatory actions against whistle blowers prohibited; good faith required; remedies

A. No employer may discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against a whistle blower whether acting on his own or through a person acting on his behalf or under his direction.B. No employer may discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against a whistle blower, in whole or in part, because the whistle blower is requested or subpoenaed by an appropriate authority to participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry by an appropriate authority or in a court action.C. To be protected by the provisions of this chapter, an employee who discloses information about suspected wrongdoing or abuse shall do so in good faith and upon a reasonable belief that the information is accurate. Disclosures that are reckless or the employee knew or should have known were false, confidential by law, or malicious shall not be deemed good faith reports and shall not be protected.D. In addition to the remedies provided in § 2.2-3012, any whistle blower may bring a civil action for violation of this section in the circuit court of the jurisdiction where the whistle blower is employed. In a proceeding commenced against any employer under this section, the court, if it finds that a violation was willfully and knowingly made, may impose upon such employer that is a party to the action, whether a writ of mandamus or injunctive relief is awarded or not, a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $2,500, which amount shall be paid into the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund. The court may also order appropriate remedies, including (i) reinstatement to the same position or, if the position is filled, to an equivalent position; (ii) back pay; (iii) full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights; or (iv) any combination of these remedies. The whistle blower may be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs. No action brought under this subsection shall be brought more than three years after the date the unlawful discharge, discrimination, or retaliation occurs. Any whistle blower proceeding under this subsection shall not be required to exhaust existing internal procedures or other administrative remedies.E. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an employer from disciplining or discharging a whistle blower for his misconduct or any violation of criminal law.F. No court shall have jurisdiction over an action brought under § 8.01-216.5 based on information discovered by a present or former employee of the Commonwealth during the course of his employment unless that employee first, in good faith, has exhausted existing internal procedures for reporting and seeking recovery of the falsely claimed sums through official channels and unless the Commonwealth failed to act on the information provided within a reasonable period of time.2009, c. 340; 2014, cc. 335, 403.
VA Code § 2.2-3012 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 30.1 - The Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act|§ 2.2-3012. Application of state or local grievance procedure; other remedies

A. Any whistle blower covered by the state grievance procedure (§ 2.2-3000 et seq.) or a local grievance procedure established under § 15.2-1506 may initiate a grievance alleging retaliation and requesting relief through that procedure.B. Any whistle blower disclosing information of wrongdoing or abuse under this chapter where the disclosure results in a recovery of at least $5,000 may file a claim for reward under the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund established in § 2.2-3014.C. Except for the provisions of subsection F of § 2.2-3011, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the remedies provided by the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (§ 8.01-216.1 et seq.).2009, c. 340; 2014, c. 403; 2016, cc. 292, 293.
VA Code § 2.2-3013 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 30.1 - The Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act|§ 2.2-3013. Notice to employees of whistle blower protection

An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to notify employees and keep them informed of the protection and obligations set forth in the provisions of this chapter.2009, c. 340.
VA Code § 2.2-3100 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.The provisions of this chapter do not preclude prosecution for any violation of any criminal law of the Commonwealth, including Articles 2 (Bribery and Related Offenses, § 18.2-438 et seq.) and 3 (Bribery of Public Servants and Party Officials, § 18.2-446 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 18.2, and do not constitute a defense to any prosecution for such a violation.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; 2014, cc. 792, 804.
VA Code § 2.2-3100.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3102 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3103.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 2.2-3103.2. Return of gifts

No person shall be in violation of any provision of this chapter prohibiting the acceptance of a gift if (i) the gift is not used by such person and the gift or its equivalent in money is returned to the donor or delivered to a charitable organization within a reasonable period of time upon the discovery of the value of the gift and is not claimed as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes or (ii) consideration is given by the donee to the donor for the value of the gift within a reasonable period of time upon the discovery of the value of the gift provided that such consideration reduces the value of the gift to an amount not in excess of $100 as provided in subsection B or C of § 2.2-3103.1.2015, cc. 763, 777.
VA Code § 2.2-3104 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 2.2-3104. Prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of state government

For one year after the termination of public employment or service, no state officer or employee shall, before the agency of which he was an officer or employee, represent a client or act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for compensation, on matters related to legislation, executive orders, or regulations promulgated by the agency of which he was an officer or employee. This prohibition shall be in addition to the prohibitions contained in § 2.2-3103.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.To the extent this prohibition applies to the Governor's Secretaries, "agency" means all agencies assigned to the Secretary by law or by executive order of the Governor.Any person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Council or Attorney General, as provided in § 2.2-3121 or 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; 2013, c. 648; 2014, cc. 792, 804; 2015, cc. 763, 777.
VA Code § 2.2-3104.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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; loans or grants from the Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund

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 (§ 33.2-1800 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 set forth in § 2.2-4302.1.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, and the contribution, gift, or other item shall be returned to the donor. 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 and shall be used exclusively to fund the Council.2010, c. 732; 2011, c. 624; 2013, c. 583; 2015, cc. 763, 777; 2016, c. 641.
VA Code § 2.2-3104.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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 Council or 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; 2020, c. 111.
VA Code § 2.2-3104.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3104.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3105 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3107 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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; or3. 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3108 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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; or3. 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3109 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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, including a hospital authority as defined in § 2.2-3109.1, 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, including a hospital authority as defined in § 2.2-3109.1, 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 set forth in § 2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or is awarded as a result of a procedure embodying competitive principles as authorized by subdivision A 10 or 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; or6. 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; 2013, c. 583; 2015, c. 699.
VA Code § 2.2-3111 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3113 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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.
VA Code § 2.2-3114.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 31 - State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act|§ 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 Conflicts of Interests Act (§ 30-100 et seq.) shall suffice for the purposes of this chapter. The Secretary of the Commonwealth may obtain from the Council 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; 2015, cc. 763, 777.