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All moneys recovered by the State Inspector General as the result of whistle blower activity and alerts originating with the Office of the State Inspector General shall be deposited in the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Except as provided in subsection B, any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to (i) provide monetary rewards to persons who have disclosed information of wrongdoing or abuse under this chapter and the disclosure results in a recovery of at least $5,000 or (ii) support the administration of the Fund, defray Fund advertising costs, or subsidize the operation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline (previously known as the State Employee Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline).B\n\nBy the end of each calendar quarter and upon authorization of the State Inspector General, 85 percent of all sums recovered shall be remitted to the institutions or governmental agencies on whose behalf the recovery was secured by the State Inspector General unless otherwise directed by a court of law. Each such institution or governmental agency on whose behalf the recovery was secured by the State Inspector General shall receive an amount equal to 85 percent of the actual amount recovered by the State Inspector General on its behalf.C\n\nThe amount of the reward shall be up to 10 percent of the actual sums recovered by the Commonwealth as a result of the disclosure of the wrongdoing or abuse. Regardless of the sums recovered, at no time shall the amount of any reward, even if less than 10 percent, exceed the balance of the Fund. Reward disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Inspector General. In the event that multiple whistle blowers contemporaneously report the same qualifying incident or occurrence of wrongdoing or abuse, the State Inspector General in his sole discretion may split the reward of up to 10 percent among the multiple whistle blowers. The decision of the State Inspector General regarding the allocation of the rewards shall be final and binding on all parties and shall not be appealable.D\n\nFive percent of all sums recovered shall be retained in the Fund to support the administration of the Fund, defray advertising costs, and subsidize the operation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline. Expenditures for administrative costs for management of the Fund shall be managed as approved by the State Inspector General.E\n\nThe Office of the State Inspector General shall promulgate regulations for the proper administration of the Fund including eligibility requirements and procedures for filing a claim. The Office of the State Inspector General shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240610,"text":"From such funds as may be authorized by the General Assembly, there is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and shall be administered by the State Inspector General. All moneys recovered by the State Inspector General as the result of whistle blower activity and alerts originating with the Office of the State Inspector General shall be deposited in the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Except as provided in subsection B, any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to (i) provide monetary rewards to persons who have disclosed information of wrongdoing or abuse under this chapter and the disclosure results in a recovery of at least $5,000 or (ii) support the administration of the Fund, defray Fund advertising costs, or subsidize the operation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline (previously known as the State Employee Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline).","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240611,"text":"By the end of each calendar quarter and upon authorization of the State Inspector General, 85 percent of all sums recovered shall be remitted to the institutions or governmental agencies on whose behalf the recovery was secured by the State Inspector General unless otherwise directed by a court of law. Each such institution or governmental agency on whose behalf the recovery was secured by the State Inspector General shall receive an amount equal to 85 percent of the actual amount recovered by the State Inspector General on its behalf.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":240612,"text":"The amount of the reward shall be up to 10 percent of the actual sums recovered by the Commonwealth as a result of the disclosure of the wrongdoing or abuse. Regardless of the sums recovered, at no time shall the amount of any reward, even if less than 10 percent, exceed the balance of the Fund. Reward disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Inspector General. In the event that multiple whistle blowers contemporaneously report the same qualifying incident or occurrence of wrongdoing or abuse, the State Inspector General in his sole discretion may split the reward of up to 10 percent among the multiple whistle blowers. The decision of the State Inspector General regarding the allocation of the rewards shall be final and binding on all parties and shall not be appealable.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":240613,"text":"Five percent of all sums recovered shall be retained in the Fund to support the administration of the Fund, defray advertising costs, and subsidize the operation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline. Expenditures for administrative costs for management of the Fund shall be managed as approved by the State Inspector General.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":240614,"text":"The Office of the State Inspector General shall promulgate regulations for the proper administration of the Fund including eligibility requirements and procedures for filing a claim. The Office of the State Inspector General shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Fund.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14715,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act","identifier":"30.1","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13049,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:29","permalink":{"id":175993,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14715,"identifier":"30.1","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1","url":"\/2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/","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":70276,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3009","catch_line":"Policy","url":"\/2.2-3009\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3009","metadata":false},{"id":82218,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3010","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/2.2-3010\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3010","metadata":false},{"id":80232,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3010.1","catch_line":"Discrimination and retaliatory actions against citizen whistle blowers prohibited; good faith required; other remedies","url":"\/2.2-3010.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3010.1","metadata":false},{"id":70864,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3011","catch_line":"Discrimination and retaliatory actions against whistle blowers prohibited; good faith required; remedies","url":"\/2.2-3011\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3011","metadata":false},{"id":69265,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3012","catch_line":"Application of state or local grievance procedure; other remedies","url":"\/2.2-3012\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3012","metadata":false},{"id":56388,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3013","catch_line":"Notice to employees of whistle blower protection","url":"\/2.2-3013\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3013","metadata":false},{"id":66245,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3014","catch_line":"Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund","url":"\/2.2-3014\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3014","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":56388,"structure_id":14715,"section_number":"2.2-3013","catch_line":"Notice to employees of whistle blower protection","url":"\/2.2-3013\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3013","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/2.2-3014\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 340<\/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. It has been modified 4 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 2011, chapters 798<\/a> and 871<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 572<\/a> and 690<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 403<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 292<\/a>.<\/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":176019,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66245,"identifier":"2.2-3014","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3014","url":"\/2.2-3014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3014\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/30.1\/2.2-3014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> From such funds as may be authorized by the General Assembly, there is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Fraud<\/span> and Abuse<\/span> Whistle Blower<\/span> Reward Fund, hereafter referred to as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and shall be administered by the State Inspector General. All moneys recovered by the State Inspector General as the result of whistle blower<\/span> activity and alerts originating with the Office of the State Inspector General shall be deposited in the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Except as provided in subsection B, any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to (i) provide monetary rewards to persons who have disclosed information of wrongdoing<\/span> or abuse<\/span> under this chapter and the disclosure results in a recovery of at least $5,000 or (ii) support the administration of the Fund, defray Fund advertising costs, or subsidize the operation of the Fraud<\/span>, Waste and Abuse<\/span> Hotline (previously known as the State Employee<\/span> Fraud<\/span>, Waste and Abuse<\/span> Hotline). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> By the end of each calendar quarter and upon authorization of the State Inspector General, 85 percent of all sums recovered shall be remitted to the institutions or governmental agencies on whose behalf the recovery was secured by the State Inspector General unless otherwise directed by a court<\/span> of law<\/span>. Each such institution or governmental agency<\/span> on whose behalf the recovery was secured by the State Inspector General shall receive an amount equal to 85 percent of the actual amount recovered by the State Inspector General on its behalf. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The amount of the reward shall be up to 10 percent of the actual sums recovered by the Commonwealth as a result of the disclosure of the wrongdoing<\/span> or abuse<\/span>. Regardless of the sums recovered, at no time shall the amount of any reward, even if less than 10 percent, exceed the balance of the Fund. Reward disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Inspector General. In the event that multiple whistle blowers<\/span> contemporaneously report the same qualifying incident or occurrence of wrongdoing<\/span> or abuse<\/span>, the State Inspector General in his sole discretion may split the reward of up to 10 percent among the multiple whistle blowers<\/span>. The decision of the State Inspector General regarding the allocation of the rewards shall be final and binding on all parties and shall not be appealable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Five percent of all sums recovered shall be retained in the Fund to support the administration of the Fund, defray advertising costs, and subsidize the operation of the Fraud<\/span>, Waste and Abuse<\/span> Hotline. Expenditures for administrative costs for management of the Fund shall be managed as approved by the State Inspector General. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Office of the State Inspector General shall promulgate regulations for the proper administration of the Fund including eligibility requirements and procedures for filing a claim. The Office of the State Inspector General shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFRAUD AND ABUSE WHISTLE BLOWER REWARD FUND (\u00a7 2.2-3014)\n\nA. From such funds as may be authorized by the General Assembly, there is hereby\ncreated in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the\nFraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund, hereafter referred to as “the\nFund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and\nshall be administered by the State Inspector General. All moneys recovered by\nthe State Inspector General as the result of whistle blower activity and alerts\noriginating with the Office of the State Inspector General shall be deposited in\nthe Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be\ncredited to it. Except as provided in subsection B, any moneys remaining in the\nFund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not\nrevert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund\nshall be used solely to (i) provide monetary rewards to persons who have\ndisclosed information of wrongdoing or abuse under this chapter and the\ndisclosure results in a recovery of at least $5,000 or (ii) support the\nadministration of the Fund, defray Fund advertising costs, or subsidize the\noperation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline (previously known as the State\nEmployee Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline).\n\nB. By the end of each calendar quarter and upon authorization of the State\nInspector General, 85 percent of all sums recovered shall be remitted to the\ninstitutions or governmental agencies on whose behalf the recovery was secured\nby the State Inspector General unless otherwise directed by a court of law. Each\nsuch institution or governmental agency on whose behalf the recovery was secured\nby the State Inspector General shall receive an amount equal to 85 percent of\nthe actual amount recovered by the State Inspector General on its behalf.\n\nC. The amount of the reward shall be up to 10 percent of the actual sums\nrecovered by the Commonwealth as a result of the disclosure of the wrongdoing or\nabuse. Regardless of the sums recovered, at no time shall the amount of any\nreward, even if less than 10 percent, exceed the balance of the Fund. Reward\ndisbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants\nissued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Inspector\nGeneral. In the event that multiple whistle blowers contemporaneously report the\nsame qualifying incident or occurrence of wrongdoing or abuse, the State\nInspector General in his sole discretion may split the reward of up to 10\npercent among the multiple whistle blowers. The decision of the State Inspector\nGeneral regarding the allocation of the rewards shall be final and binding on\nall parties and shall not be appealable.\n\nD. Five percent of all sums recovered shall be retained in the Fund to support\nthe administration of the Fund, defray advertising costs, and subsidize the\noperation of the Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline. Expenditures for administrative\ncosts for management of the Fund shall be managed as approved by the State\nInspector General.\n\nE. The Office of the State Inspector General shall promulgate regulations for\nthe proper administration of the Fund including eligibility requirements and\nprocedures for filing a claim. The Office of the State Inspector General shall\nsubmit an annual report to the General Assembly summarizing the activities of\nthe Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 340; 2011, cc. 798, 871; 2013, cc. 572, 690; 2014, c. 403;\n2016, c. 292.","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}}