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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 471 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":373455,"section_number":"59.1-68.8","catch_line":"Enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-68.8\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1488743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373454,"identifier":"59.1-68.7","token":"59.1\/4.2\/59.1-68.7","url":"\/59.1-68.7\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-68.7\/","token":"59.1\/4.2\/59.1-68.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Combinations to rig bids","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-68.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any combination, conspiracy or agreement to intentionally rig, alter or otherwise manipulate, or to cause to be rigged, altered or otherwise manipulated any <span class=\"dictionary\">bid<\/span> submitted to the Commonwealth of Virginia or any governmental unit for the purpose of allocating purchases or sales to or among <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span>, raising or otherwise fixing the prices of the goods or services, or excluding other <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> from dealing with the Commonwealth or any other governmental unit shall be unlawful. <a id=\"paragraph-1393850\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-68.7\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1393851\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-68.7\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMBINATIONS TO RIG BIDS (\u00a7 59.1-68.7)\n\nA. Any combination, conspiracy or agreement to intentionally rig, alter or\notherwise manipulate, or to cause to be rigged, altered or otherwise manipulated\nany bid submitted to the Commonwealth of Virginia or any governmental unit for\nthe purpose of allocating purchases or sales to or among persons, raising or\notherwise fixing the prices of the goods or services, or excluding other persons\nfrom dealing with the Commonwealth or any other governmental unit shall be\nunlawful.\n\nB. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 471.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}