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In addition, the attorneys for the Commonwealth of the several counties and cities shall retain the power and authority to prosecute any and all violations of \u00a7 59.1-68.7 occurring within their jurisdiction.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1393852,"text":"The Attorney General of Virginia, with respect to state agencies only, shall have concurrent power and authority to investigate and prosecute any violation of \u00a7 59.1-68.7. 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":373454,"section_number":"59.1-68.7","catch_line":"Combinations to rig bids","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-68.7\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1488747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373455,"identifier":"59.1-68.8","token":"59.1\/4.2\/59.1-68.8","url":"\/59.1-68.8\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-68.8\/","token":"59.1\/4.2\/59.1-68.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-68.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> of Virginia, with respect to state agencies only, shall have concurrent power and authority to investigate and <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecute<\/span> any violation of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Combinations to rig bids\" href=\"\/59.1-68.7\/\">59.1-68.7<\/a>. In addition, the attorneys for the Commonwealth of the several counties and cities shall retain the power and authority to <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecute<\/span> any and all violations of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Combinations to rig bids\" href=\"\/59.1-68.7\/\">59.1-68.7<\/a> occurring within their <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 59.1-68.8)\n\nThe Attorney General of Virginia, with respect to state agencies only, shall\nhave concurrent power and authority to investigate and prosecute any violation\nof \u00a7 59.1-68.7. In addition, the attorneys for the Commonwealth of the several\ncounties and cities shall retain the power and authority to prosecute any and\nall violations of \u00a7 59.1-68.7 occurring within their jurisdiction.\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"}}