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This reporting requirement shall be deemed satisfied for officers or employees of an agency once the agency head reports to the State Inspector General any allegations of criminal acts, fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption within the agency. Each state agency shall make its premises, equipment, personnel, books, records, and papers readily available to the State Inspector General upon request.B\n\nWhen a state agency head or officer discovers any unauthorized, illegal, irregular, or unsafe handling or expenditure of state funds, or if it comes to his attention that any unauthorized, illegal, or unsafe handling or expenditure of state funds is contemplated but not consummated, he shall promptly report the same to the State Inspector General.C\n\nThe State Inspector General may enter upon the premises of any state agency at any time, without prior announcement, if necessary to the successful completion of an investigation. In the course of an investigation, the State Inspector General may question any officer or employee serving in, and any person transacting business with, the state agency and may inspect and copy any books, records, or papers in the possession of the state agency. The State Inspector General shall preserve the confidentiality of any information obtained from a state agency during the course of an investigation in accordance with applicable state and federal law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258978,"text":"Each state agency and every officer and employee shall (i) promptly report any allegations of criminal acts or acts of fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption and (ii) cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the State Inspector General in the performance of any investigation. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 798<\/a> and 871<\/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 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 2013, chapters 717<\/a> and 723<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71878,"identifier":"2.2-310","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/3.2\/1\/2.2-310","url":"\/2.2-310\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-310\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/3.2\/1\/2.2-310","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation of state agencies and officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-310","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each state agency<\/span> and every officer<\/span> and employee<\/span> shall (i) promptly report any allegations<\/span> of criminal acts or acts of fraud<\/span>, waste, abuse, or corruption and (ii) cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the State Inspector General in the performance of any investigation. This reporting requirement shall be deemed satisfied for officers<\/span> or employees<\/span> of an agency once the agency head reports to the State Inspector General any allegations<\/span> of criminal acts, fraud<\/span>, waste, abuse, or corruption within the agency. Each state agency<\/span> shall make its premises, equipment, personnel, books, records, and papers readily available to the State Inspector General upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When a state agency<\/span> head or officer<\/span> discovers any unauthorized, illegal, irregular, or unsafe handling or expenditure of state funds, or if it comes to his attention that any unauthorized, illegal, or unsafe handling or expenditure of state funds is contemplated but not consummated, he shall promptly report the same to the State Inspector General. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The State Inspector General may enter upon the premises of any state agency<\/span> at any time, without prior announcement, if necessary to the successful completion of an investigation. In the course of an investigation, the State Inspector General may question any officer<\/span> or employee<\/span> serving in, and any person transacting business with, the state agency<\/span> and may inspect and copy any books, records, or papers in the possession<\/span> of the state agency<\/span>. The State Inspector General shall preserve the confidentiality of any information obtained from a state agency<\/span> during the course of an investigation in accordance with applicable state and federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICERS (\u00a7 2.2-310)\n\nA. Each state agency and every officer and employee shall (i) promptly report\nany allegations of criminal acts or acts of fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption\nand (ii) cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the State Inspector General\nin the performance of any investigation. This reporting requirement shall be\ndeemed satisfied for officers or employees of an agency once the agency head\nreports to the State Inspector General any allegations of criminal acts, fraud,\nwaste, abuse, or corruption within the agency. Each state agency shall make its\npremises, equipment, personnel, books, records, and papers readily available to\nthe State Inspector General upon request.\n\nB. When a state agency head or officer discovers any unauthorized, illegal,\nirregular, or unsafe handling or expenditure of state funds, or if it comes to\nhis attention that any unauthorized, illegal, or unsafe handling or expenditure\nof state funds is contemplated but not consummated, he shall promptly report the\nsame to the State Inspector General.\n\nC. The State Inspector General may enter upon the premises of any state agency\nat any time, without prior announcement, if necessary to the successful\ncompletion of an investigation. In the course of an investigation, the State\nInspector General may question any officer or employee serving in, and any\nperson transacting business with, the state agency and may inspect and copy any\nbooks, records, or papers in the possession of the state agency. The State\nInspector General shall preserve the confidentiality of any information obtained\nfrom a state agency during the course of an investigation in accordance with\napplicable state and federal law.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 798, 871; 2013, cc. 717, 723.","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}}