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VA Code § 2.2-510.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-510.1. Open negotiation for employment of special counsel

No state agency or state agent shall enter into a contingency fee contract for legal services in which contingency fees and expenses are reasonably anticipated to exceed $100,000 until an open and competitive negotiation process has been undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.), applied mutatis mutandis. The contract shall be awarded to the attorney or firm that submits the most competitive proposal to provide such services considering the cost of the services, the qualifications of the attorney or firm to provide the services, the experience of the attorney or firm with similar legal matters, legal expertise generally, and such other relevant factors as may be identified by the Attorney General.The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contracts for legal fees entered into pursuant to § 2.2-507 for the purpose of implementing the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).2002, c. 196.
VA Code § 2.2-510.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-510.2. Employment of outside counsel where a conflict of interests exists

In cases where the Attorney General certifies to the Governor that it would be improper for the Attorney General's office to render legal services due to a conflict of interests, the Attorney General shall negotiate an agreement with outside counsel to render the necessary legal services for the matter. The agreement shall include a reasonable fee for the necessary legal services rendered. Compensation shall be expended from funds appropriated to the Attorney General's office.2014, c. 824.
VA Code § 2.2-511.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-511.1. Public integrity; law-enforcement misconduct

A. As used in this section:"Law-enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in § 9.1-101."Locality" shall be construed to mean a county, city, or town as the context may require.B. It is unlawful for the Commonwealth or any locality, or any agent thereof, or any person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth or any locality, to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by law-enforcement officers of any agency of the Commonwealth or any locality that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the laws of the United States and the Commonwealth.C. Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of subsection B has occurred, the Attorney General, for or in the name of the Commonwealth, may (i) file a civil action to obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice or (ii) inquire into or seek to conciliate any unlawful pattern and practice pursuant to § 2.2-520. The Attorney General may file a civil action to obtain appropriate relief to enforce a conciliation agreement arising out of such inquiry or conciliation. The Attorney General may include, as part of a conciliation agreement, a provision that the locality shall be ineligible for funding under Article 8 (§ 9.1-165 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 upon a finding by any court of the Commonwealth that such locality is failing to comply with the conciliation agreement. Upon such a finding, the court shall declare the locality ineligible for funding until the locality comes into compliance with the conciliation agreement.D. Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of subsection B has occurred, the Attorney General is empowered to issue a civil investigative demand. The provisions of § 59.1-9.10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section.2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 18, 19.
VA Code § 2.2-512 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-512. Employment of special counsel to prosecute persons illegally practicing law

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may expend funds appropriated to his office for the purpose of employing special counsel to investigate and prosecute a complaint that any person is engaged in the practice of law without being duly authorized or licensed so to do or is practicing law in violation of law. The compensation of the special counsel shall be paid out of the appropriation for the Attorney General's office. No special counsel shall be employed and paid except upon the request of the Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar.1958, c. 235, § 2-90.1; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-125; 1980, c. 269; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-513 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-513. Counsel for Commonwealth in federal matters

The Attorney General shall represent the interests of the Commonwealth, its departments, boards, institutions and commissions in matters before or controversies with the officers and several departments of the government of the United States.Code 1950, § 2-91; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-126; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-514 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-514. Compromise and settlement of disputes

A. Except as provided in this section or former § 23-38.33:1, the Attorney General may compromise and settle disputes, claims and controversies involving all interests of the Commonwealth including, but not limited to the Virginia Tort Claims Act (§ 8.01-195.1 et seq.), and may discharge any such claims, but only after the proposed compromise, settlement or discharge, together with the reasons therefor, have been submitted in writing to the Governor and approved by him. Where any dispute, claim or controversy involves the interests of any department, institution, division, commission, board, authority or bureau of the Commonwealth, the Attorney General may compromise and settle or discharge the same provided the action is approved both by the Governor, as provided in this section, and by the head, or his designee, of the department, institution, division, board, authority or bureau that is interested. However, when any dispute, claim or controversy arises under the Virginia Tort Claims Act (§ 8.01-195.1 et seq.) or otherwise involves the interests of any department, institution, division, commission, board, authority or bureau of the Commonwealth, and the settlement amount does not exceed $250,000, the Attorney General or an assistant Attorney General assigned to such department, institution, division, commission, board, authority or bureau, or such other designee of the Attorney General, may compromise and settle or discharge the same provided the action is approved by the head, or his designee, of the department, institution, division, board or bureau whose interests are in issue. When the dispute, claim or controversy involves a case in which the Commonwealth has a claim for sums due it as the result of hospital, medical or dental care furnished by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, the Attorney General or such assistant Attorney General may compromise and settle and discharge the same when the settlement amount does not exceed $250,000.B. No settlement under subsection A shall be made subject to a confidentiality agreement that prohibits the Commonwealth, a state agency, officer or employee from disclosing the amount of such settlement except where such confidentiality agreement is imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise is required by law.C. No settlement under subsection A shall be made subject to a confidentiality agreement if such settlement requires that a matter or issue shall be the subject of (i) regulatory action pursuant to Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006 et seq.) of Chapter 40 of this title, or (ii) legislation proposed to be introduced in the General Assembly.Code 1950, § 2-92; 1956, c. 387; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-127; 1973, c. 219; 1979, c. 266; 1986, c. 180; 1989, c. 75; 1995, cc. 359, 384; 2001, cc. 118, 844; 2004, c. 729; 2007, c. 217.
VA Code § 2.2-515 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-515. Service on board of national tobacco trust entity

The Attorney General may serve in his official capacity on the board of directors of any entity established to ensure the implementation in the Commonwealth of a national tobacco trust established to provide payments to tobacco growers and tobacco quota owners to ameliorate adverse economic consequences resulting from a national settlement of states' claims against tobacco manufacturers.2000, c. 1048, § 2.1-127.1; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-515.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-515.1. Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence

The Attorney General shall establish a Statewide Facilitator for Victims of Domestic Violence within the Office of the Attorney General. The Statewide Facilitator shall have the responsibility to (i) establish an address confidentiality program in accordance with § 2.2-515.2, (ii) assist agencies in implementing domestic violence programs, and (iii) report on the status of such programs to the House Committee on Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Virginia State Crime Commission by January 1 of each year.2002, cc. 810, 818; 2007, c. 599; 2008, c. 649; 2011, cc. 97, 172.
VA Code § 2.2-516 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-516. Annual report

The Attorney General shall annually, on or before May 1, deliver to the Governor a report of the state and condition of all important matters in which he has represented the Commonwealth during the preceding year. He shall also include in his report the official opinions rendered by him that he believes to be of general interest or helpful in promoting uniformity in the construction of the laws of the Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 2-93; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-128; 1988, c. 122; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-518 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-518. Division of Debt Collection

A. There is created in the Department of Law a Division of Debt Collection that shall provide all legal services and advice related to the collection of funds owed to the Commonwealth, pursuant to § 2.2-507 and the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).The Attorney General may appoint and fix the salaries of such attorneys and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Division, within the amounts appropriated to the Division, and may supplement such funds from appropriations made to his office for the provision of legal services to the Commonwealth.The Division may retain as special revenue up to 30 percent of receivables collected on behalf of state agencies and may contract with private collection agents for the collection of debts amounting to less than $15,000, as provided in the appropriation act.B. There is hereby created on the books of the Comptroller a special, nonreverting fund to be known as the Debt Collection Recovery Fund (Fund). The Division shall deposit to the Fund all revenues generated by it, less any cost of recovery, from receivables collected on behalf of state agencies, pursuant to §§ 2.2-4805 and 2.2-4806. The Division shall transfer the remaining funds to the appropriate state agencies on a periodic basis or such other period of time approved by the Division.C. Any direct payment received by an agency on an account that has been referred for collection to the Division shall be reported to the Division upon receipt by the agency. The agency shall cause the fees due the Division for obtaining the recovery to be reported to and paid to the Division; however, no fees shall be paid to the Division on payments to the agency resulting from the agency's participation in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1. The remaining portion of the direct payment shall be retained by the agency.1990, c. 71, § 2.1-133.4; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 919; 2009, c. 797.
VA Code § 2.2-519 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-519. Prompt collection of accounts receivable

A. The Division shall oversee and ensure prompt delivery of the Commonwealth's accounts receivable in accordance with the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.). The Division shall enforce the policies and procedures as set forth in § 2.2-4806 for reporting, accounting for, and collecting the Commonwealth's delinquent accounts receivable.B. All agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall comply with all requirements established pursuant to § 2.2-4806 and by the Department of Law regarding the collection of the Commonwealth's accounts receivable.2008, c. 637.
VA Code § 2.2-521 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-521. Procedure for issuance of subpoena duces tecum

Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any unlawful discriminatory practice, he may apply to the judge of the circuit court of the jurisdiction in which the respondent resides or is doing business for a subpoena duces tecum against any person refusing to produce such data and information. The judge of the court, upon good cause shown, may cause the subpoena to be issued. Any person failing to comply with such subpoena shall be subject to punishment for contempt by the court issuing the subpoena. For purposes of this section, "person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, legal representative, mutual company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, employee, employer, employment agency, labor organization, joint labor-management committee, or an agent thereof.1987, c. 581, § 2.1-721; 2000, c. 64; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2635; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
VA Code § 2.2-522 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-522. Filing with the Office deemed filing with other state agencies

Filing of a written complaint with the Office shall be deemed filing with any state agency for the purpose of complying with any time limitation on the filing of a complaint, provided the time limit for filing with the other agency has not expired. The time limit for filing with other agencies shall be tolled while the Office is either investigating the complaint or making a decision to refer it. Complaints under this article shall be filed with the Office within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory event.1987, c. 581, § 2.1-722; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2636; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 196.
VA Code § 2.2-523 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-523. Confidentiality of information; penalty

A. The Office shall not make public, prior to a public hearing pursuant to § 2.2-520, investigative notes and other correspondence and information furnished to the Office in confidence with respect to an investigation or conciliation process involving an alleged unlawful discriminatory practice.B. Nothing in this section, however, shall prohibit the distribution of information taken from inactive reports in a form that does not reveal the identity of the parties involved or other persons supplying information.1987, c. 581, § 2.1-723; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2637; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 196.
VA Code § 2.2-524 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Law|§ 2.2-524. Powers of local commissions

A local human rights or human relations commission established prior to the effective date of this article or any predecessor statute may exercise any such additional powers as may have been granted heretofore to that commission pursuant to applicable provisions of §§ 15.2-725, 15.2-853, and 15.2-854 or municipal charter provisions.1987, c. 581, § 2.1-724; 2000, c. 933; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-2638; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
VA Code § 2.2-600 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 2.2-600. Standard nomenclature to be employed

Every independent administrative entity established by law and every collegial body established by law or executive order within the executive branch of state government shall be designated according to a standard nomenclature system. The following definitions shall be applied:"Department" means an independent administrative agency within the executive branch."Board" means a permanent collegial body affiliated with an agency."Commission" or "Council" means a permanent collegial body either affiliated with more than one agency or independent of an agency within the executive branch."Division," "Bureau," "Section," "Unit" or other similar titles shall be reserved for internal groupings within agencies."Office" means an administrative office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General or a governor's secretary.Exceptions to this standard nomenclature shall be used only for agencies and entities with unique characteristics requiring unique descriptive titles, including museums, libraries and historic or commemorative attractions.1984, c. 393, § 2.1-1.2; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-601 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 2.2-601. General powers of the departments established in this title

Each department established in this title shall have the following general powers to:1. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the respective purposes for which such department was created;2. Make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and execution of its powers under this title;3. Accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, each department shall have the power to comply with the conditions and execute the agreements necessary, convenient, or desirable; and4. Do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the respective purposes for which the department was created.1968, c. 223, § 2.1-63.2; 1974, c. 420, § 2.1-372; 1976, cc. 760, 761, §§ 2.1-114.4, 2.1-390; 1982, c. 345; 1984, cc. 728, 746, §§ 2.1-563.16, 2.1-708; 1985, cc. 72, 265, § 2.1-234.31; 1988, c. 839, § 2.1-738; 1995, c. 357; 1996, c. 727; 1997, c. 858; 1998, c. 808; 1999, cc. 342, 412, 421, 433; 2000, cc. 483, 491; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-601.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 2.2-601.1. Certified mail; subsequent, identical mail or notices may be sent by regular mail

Whenever in this title a state agency is required to send any mail or notice by certified mail and such mail or notice is sent certified mail, return receipt requested, then any subsequent, identical mail or notice that is sent by such agency may be sent by regular mail.As used in this section, "state agency" means the same as that term is defined in § 2.2-4347.2011, c. 566.
VA Code § 2.2-604 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 2.2-604. Performance of duties assigned to an agency

The chief executive officer shall be responsible for any duty or task imposed upon his agency. The chief executive officer may delegate or assign to any officer or employee of his agency any tasks required to be performed by him or the agency and, in the case of an agency with a supervisory board, such board may delegate or assign the tasks. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chief executive officer may also delegate to any officer or employee of any state or quasi-state agency nondiscretionary duties conferred or imposed upon the chief executive officer or his agency by law where the delegation of duties is necessary to achieve efficiency and economy in the administration of government. The chief executive officer or supervisory board delegating or assigning tasks shall remain responsible for the performance of such tasks.Any delegation pursuant to this section shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by written guidelines for the exercise of the tasks delegated. Where appropriate, the guidelines shall require that agency heads receive summaries of actions taken. Such delegation shall not relieve the chief executive officer or supervisory board of the responsibility to ensure faithful performance of the duties and tasks.1988, c. 273, § 2.1-20.01:2; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 839.
VA Code § 2.2-604.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 2.2-604.1. Designation of officials; interests of senior citizens and adults with disabilities

The head of each state agency shall designate an existing employee who shall be responsible for reviewing policy and program decisions under consideration by the agency in light of the effect of such decisions on senior citizens and adults with disabilities. The designated employee shall advise and alert the agency head of opportunities to make policies, programs, and regulations senior-friendly and disability-friendly.2006, c. 345.
VA Code § 2.2-604.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 6 - General Provisions|§ 2.2-604.2. (Effective until October 1, 2021) Designation of officials; energy manager

A. The head of each state agency shall designate an existing employee, known as an energy manager, who shall be responsible for implementing improvements to state buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency and climate change resiliency.B. The energy manager shall:1. Maintain a list of the facilities owned and leased by his agency, including buildings and interior spaces. Such list shall indicate energy usage and any prior energy audit or energy saving performance contract.2. Enter energy and water consumption and building-related information into the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account for any building or facility over 5,000 square feet, beginning with the largest facilities not yet accounted for, as follows:a. By January 1, 2021, five percent of agency facilities;b. By January 1, 2022, 20 percent of agency facilities;c. By January 1, 2023, 45 percent of agency facilities;d. By January 1, 2024, 70 percent of agency facilities; ande. By January 1, 2025, 100 percent of agency facilities.3. By January 1, 2021, or as each utility account is established, whichever is later, coordinate with the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to link utility accounts to the state portfolio master account and to provide to DMME access to such ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account.4. On an ongoing basis, identify priority buildings and spaces for energy audits or energy saving performance contracts. In determining priorities, the energy manager may consider how energy usage may be reduced and the feasibility of installing energy saving or on-site renewable energy systems.5. Provide to DMME the priority building list on an annual basis.2020, c. 961.