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When convenience or emergency requires it the Commissioner of the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired may, upon request of the purchasing officer, release the purchasing officer from the obligations of this section. Any purchasing officer convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203678,"text":"Unless exempted by the Division, all such services, articles and commodities as (i) are required for purchase by the Division or by any person authorized to make purchases on behalf of the Commonwealth and its departments, agencies and institutions; (ii) are performed or produced by persons, or in schools or workshops, under the supervision of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; (iii) are available for sale by such Department; and (iv) conform to the standards established by the Division shall be purchased from such Department at the fair market price without competitive procurement. When convenience or emergency requires it the Commissioner of the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired may, upon request of the purchasing officer, release the purchasing officer from the obligations of this section. Any purchasing officer convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14301,"edition_id":1,"name":"Division of Purchases and Supply","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13186,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:39","permalink":{"id":172503,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14301,"identifier":"3","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13186,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of General Services","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","permalink":{"id":172461,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13186,"identifier":"11","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60312,"structure_id":14301,"section_number":"2.2-1109","catch_line":"Division of Purchases and Supply established","url":"\/2.2-1109\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1109","metadata":false},{"id":55634,"structure_id":14301,"section_number":"2.2-1110","catch_line":"Using agencies to purchase through Division of Purchases and Supply; 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It has been modified 7 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 71; in 1958, chapter 124; in 1966, chapter 677; in 1977, chapter 672; in 1982, chapter 647; in 1984, chapter 498; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54190,"section_number":"2.2-4343","catch_line":"Exemption from operation of chapter for certain transactions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4343\/"},{"id":84894,"section_number":"4.1-101.010","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-101.010\/"},{"id":63513,"section_number":"4.1-617","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-617\/"},{"id":64542,"section_number":"62.1-132.6","catch_line":"Powers not restrictive; exemptions from Public Procurement Act and the Virginia Personnel Act","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-132.6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172541,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55575,"identifier":"2.2-1117","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1117","url":"\/2.2-1117\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1117\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1117","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purchases from Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; violation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1117","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Unless exempted by the Division, all such services, articles and commodities as (i) are required for purchase by the Division or by any person authorized to make purchases on behalf of the Commonwealth and its departments, agencies and institutions; (ii) are performed or produced by persons, or in schools or workshops, under the supervision of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; (iii) are available for sale by such Department; and (iv) conform to the standards established by the Division shall be purchased from such Department at the fair market price without competitive procurement. When convenience or emergency requires it the Commissioner of the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired may, upon request of the purchasing officer, release the purchasing officer from the obligations of this section. 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When\nconvenience or emergency requires it the Commissioner of the Department for the\nBlind and Vision Impaired may, upon request of the purchasing officer, release\nthe purchasing officer from the obligations of this section. Any purchasing\nofficer convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-259.2; 1954, c. 71; 1958, c. 124; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7\n2.1-285; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-450; 1982, c. 647; 1984, c. 498; 2001, c. 844.","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}}