Ethics in Public Contracting

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This is Article 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Ethics in Public Contracting.” It is part of Chapter 43 “Virginia Public Procurement Act”, which is part of Part B “Transaction of Public Business”, which is part of Subtitle II “Administration of State Government”, which is part of Title 2.2 “Administration of Government”.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 2.2-4367 Purpose
§ 2.2-4368 Definitions
§ 2.2-4369 Proscribed participation by public employees in procurement transactions
§ 2.2-4370 Disclosure of subsequent employment
§ 2.2-4371 Prohibition on solicitation or acceptance of gifts; gifts by bidders, offerors, contractor or subcontractors prohibited
§ 2.2-4372 Kickbacks
§ 2.2-4373 Participation in bid preparation; limitation on submitting bid for same procurement
§ 2.2-4374 Purchase of building materials, etc., from architect or engineer prohibited
§ 2.2-4375 Certification of compliance required; penalty for false statements
§ 2.2-4376 Misrepresentations prohibited
§ 2.2-4376.1 Contributions and gifts; prohibition during procurement process
§ 2.2-4376.2 (Effective until July 1, 2027) Disclosure of contributions and gifts during procurement process; civil penalty
§ 2.2-4377 Penalty for violation