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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 591<\/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 2020, chapter 111<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55677,"section_number":"2.2-3103","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3103\/"},{"id":61816,"section_number":"2.2-3126","catch_line":"Enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63141,"identifier":"2.2-3104.02","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/2\/2.2-3104.02","url":"\/2.2-3104.02\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3104.02\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/2\/2.2-3104.02","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited conduct for constitutional officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3104.02","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the prohibitions contained in \u00a7 2.2-3103<\/a>, no constitutional officer<\/span> shall, during the one year after the termination of his public service, act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for compensation, on any matter before the agency of which he was an officer<\/span>.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any attorney for the Commonwealth.\n\t\tAny person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Council<\/span> or the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction<\/span> where such person was elected as provided in \u00a7 2.2-3126<\/a>, for an advisory opinion<\/span> as to the application of the restriction imposed by this section on any post-public employment position or opportunity.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS (\u00a7 2.2-3104.02)\n\nIn addition to the prohibitions contained in \u00a7 2.2-3103, no constitutional\nofficer shall, during the one year after the termination of his public service,\nact in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for\ncompensation, on any matter before the agency of which he was an officer.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any attorney for the\nCommonwealth.\n\t\tAny person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Council\nor the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction where such person was\nelected as provided in \u00a7 2.2-3126, for an advisory opinion as to the\napplication of the restriction imposed by this section on any post-public\nemployment position or opportunity.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 591; 2020, c. 111.","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}}