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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 449 and 857 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":156603,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79738,"identifier":"15.2-938","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/2\/15.2-938","url":"\/15.2-938\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-938\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/2\/15.2-938","dublin_core":{"Title":"Preference for purchase of recycled paper and paper products","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-938","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any locality<\/span> may by ordinance<\/span> require that in determining the award of any contract<\/span> for paper or paper products to be purchased for use by any division, department, or agency of such locality<\/span>, the purchasing agent for such locality<\/span> shall procure using competitive sealed<\/span> bidding and shall award to the lowest responsible bidder offering recycled paper or paper products of a quality suitable for the purpose intended, so long as the bid price is not more than ten percent greater than the bid price of the low responsive and responsible bidder offering a product that does not qualify under subsection B of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For purposes of this section, recycled paper and paper products means any paper and paper products meeting the EPA Recommended Content Standards as defined in former 40 C.F.R. Part 247. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPREFERENCE FOR PURCHASE OF RECYCLED PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS (\u00a7 15.2-938)\n\nA. Any locality may by ordinance require that in determining the award of any\ncontract for paper or paper products to be purchased for use by any division,\ndepartment, or agency of such locality, the purchasing agent for such locality\nshall procure using competitive sealed bidding and shall award to the lowest\nresponsible bidder offering recycled paper or paper products of a quality\nsuitable for the purpose intended, so long as the bid price is not more than ten\npercent greater than the bid price of the low responsive and responsible bidder\noffering a product that does not qualify under subsection B of this section.\n\nB. For purposes of this section, recycled paper and paper products means any\npaper and paper products meeting the EPA Recommended Content Standards as\ndefined in former 40 C.F.R. Part 247.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, cc. 449, 857, \u00a7 15.1-11.5:01; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}