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Testimony that is reckless or that the person knew or should have known was false, confidential, malicious, or otherwise prohibited by law or policy shall not be deemed good faith testimony.C\n\nAny person who believes that he is the subject of retaliatory action by an officer or employee of a state agency on account of testimony that he provided before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly may file a complaint with the Office of the State Inspector General.D\n\nIntentional violation of subsection A by an officer or employee of a state agency shall constitute malfeasance in office and shall subject the officer or employee responsible to suspension or removal from office, as may be provided by law in other cases of malfeasance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271505,"text":"No officer or employee of a state agency shall use his public position to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a person providing testimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":271506,"text":"To be covered by the provisions of this section, a person who provides testimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly shall do so in good faith and upon a reasonable belief that the information is accurate. Testimony that is reckless or that the person knew or should have known was false, confidential, malicious, or otherwise prohibited by law or policy shall not be deemed good faith testimony.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":271507,"text":"Any person who believes that he is the subject of retaliatory action by an officer or employee of a state agency on account of testimony that he provided before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly may file a complaint with the Office of the State Inspector General.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":271508,"text":"Intentional violation of subsection A by an officer or employee of a state agency shall constitute malfeasance in office and shall subject the officer or employee responsible to suspension or removal from office, as may be provided by law in other cases of malfeasance.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14612,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"28","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13049,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:55","permalink":{"id":175735,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14612,"identifier":"28","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28","url":"\/2.2\/I\/E\/28\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13049,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Officers and Employees","identifier":"E","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:11","permalink":{"id":175733,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13049,"identifier":"E","token":"2.2\/I\/E","url":"\/2.2\/I\/E\/","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":68109,"structure_id":14612,"section_number":"2.2-2800","catch_line":"Disability to hold state office","url":"\/2.2-2800\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28\/2.2-2800","metadata":false},{"id":80552,"structure_id":14612,"section_number":"2.2-2801","catch_line":"Disability to hold state office; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0628\">628<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70612,"section_number":"2.2-309","catch_line":"Powers and duties of State Inspector General","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-309\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":175905,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75582,"identifier":"2.2-2832","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28\/2.2-2832","url":"\/2.2-2832\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2832\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/28\/2.2-2832","dublin_core":{"Title":"Retaliatory actions against persons providing testimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2832","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No officer or employee of a <span class=\"dictionary\">state agency<\/span> shall use his public position to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a person providing <span class=\"dictionary\">testimony<\/span> before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly. <a id=\"paragraph-271505\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2832\/#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> To be covered by the provisions of this section, a person who provides <span class=\"dictionary\">testimony<\/span> before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly shall do so in good faith and upon a reasonable belief that the information is accurate. <span class=\"dictionary\">Testimony<\/span> that is reckless or that the person knew or should have known was false, confidential, <span class=\"dictionary\">malicious<\/span>, or otherwise prohibited by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> or policy shall not be deemed good faith <span class=\"dictionary\">testimony<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-271506\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2832\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any person who believes that he is the subject of retaliatory action by an officer or employee of a <span class=\"dictionary\">state agency<\/span> on account of <span class=\"dictionary\">testimony<\/span> that he provided before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly may file a complaint with the Office of the State Inspector General. <a id=\"paragraph-271507\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2832\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Intentional violation of subsection A by an officer or employee of a <span class=\"dictionary\">state agency<\/span> shall constitute malfeasance in office and shall subject the officer or employee responsible to suspension or removal from office, as may be provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> in other cases of malfeasance. <a id=\"paragraph-271508\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-2832\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETALIATORY ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS PROVIDING TESTIMONY BEFORE A COMMITTEE OR\nSUBCOMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (\u00a7 2.2-2832)\n\nA. No officer or employee of a state agency shall use his public position to\nretaliate or threaten to retaliate against a person providing testimony before a\ncommittee or subcommittee of the General Assembly.\n\nB. To be covered by the provisions of this section, a person who provides\ntestimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly shall do so\nin good faith and upon a reasonable belief that the information is accurate.\nTestimony that is reckless or that the person knew or should have known was\nfalse, confidential, malicious, or otherwise prohibited by law or policy shall\nnot be deemed good faith testimony.\n\nC. Any person who believes that he is the subject of retaliatory action by an\nofficer or employee of a state agency on account of testimony that he provided\nbefore a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly may file a complaint\nwith the Office of the State Inspector General.\n\nD. Intentional violation of subsection A by an officer or employee of a state\nagency shall constitute malfeasance in office and shall subject the officer or\nemployee responsible to suspension or removal from office, as may be provided by\nlaw in other cases of malfeasance.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 628.","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}}