CODE OF VIRGINIA

FURTHER EXCEPTIONS (§ 30-106)

A. The provisions of § 30-105 shall not apply to:

   1.  The sale, lease or exchange of real property between a legislator and a
   governmental agency, provided the legislator does not participate in any way
   as a legislator 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. The legislator shall disclose any lease
   with a state governmental agency in his statement of economic interests as
   provided in § 30-111;

   2.  The publication of official notices;

   3.  A legislator whose sole personal interest in a contract with an agency of
   the legislative branch is by reason of income from the contracting firm or
   General Assembly in excess of $ 10,000 per year, provided the legislator or
   member of his immediate family does not participate and has no authority to
   participate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of the
   contracting firm and the legislator either does not have authority to
   participate in the procurement or letting of the contract on behalf of the
   agency or he disqualifies himself as a matter of public record and does not
   participate on behalf of the agency in negotiating the contract or in
   approving the contract;

   4.  Contracts between a legislator’s governmental agency and a public
   service corporation, financial institution, or company furnishing public
   utilities in which the legislator has a personal interest, provided he
   disqualifies himself as a matter of public record and does not participate on
   behalf of the agency in negotiating the contract or in approving the contract;

   5.  Contracts for the purchase of goods or services when the contract does not
   exceed $ 500; or

   6.  Grants or other payments under any program wherein uniform rates for, or
   the amounts paid to, all qualified applicants are established solely by the
   administering governmental agency.

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 former § 2.1-348 of Chapter 22 of Title 2.1 in effect
prior to July 1, 1983, the employment by the same governmental agency of a
legislator 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 $ 15,000 or more.

HISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.36; 1994, c. 735; 2001, c. 844.