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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 727<\/a> and 776<\/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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 648<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 792<\/a> and 804<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 763<\/a> and 777<\/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":65431,"section_number":"2.2-3121","catch_line":"Advisory opinions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3121\/"},{"id":61816,"section_number":"2.2-3126","catch_line":"Enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85544,"identifier":"2.2-3104","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/2\/2.2-3104","url":"\/2.2-3104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3104\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/2\/2.2-3104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of state government","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For one year after the termination of public employment or service, no state officer or employee<\/span> shall, before the agency<\/span> of which he was an officer or employee, represent a client or act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person or group, for compensation, on matters related to legislation, executive orders<\/span>, or regulations promulgated by the agency<\/span> of which he was an officer or employee. This prohibition shall be in addition to the prohibitions contained in \u00a7 2.2-3103<\/a>.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “state officer or employee<\/span>” shall mean (i) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General<\/span>, and officers<\/span> appointed by the Governor, whether confirmation by the General Assembly or by either house thereof is required or not, who are regularly employed on a full-time salaried basis; those officers<\/span> and employees<\/span> of executive branch agencies who report directly to the agency<\/span> head; and those at the level immediately below those who report directly to the agency<\/span> head and are at a payband 6 or higher and (ii) the officers<\/span> and professional employees<\/span> of the legislative branch designated by the joint rules committee of the General Assembly. For the purposes of this section, the General Assembly and the legislative branch agencies shall be deemed one agency<\/span>.\n\t\tTo the extent this prohibition applies to the Governor’s Secretaries, “agency<\/span>” means all agencies assigned to the Secretary by law<\/span> or by executive order<\/span> of the Governor.\n\t\tAny person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Council<\/span> or Attorney General<\/span>, as provided in \u00a7 2.2-3121<\/a> or 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 CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF STATE GOVERNMENT (\u00a7\n2.2-3104)\n\nFor one year after the termination of public employment or service, no state\nofficer or employee shall, before the agency of which he was an officer or\nemployee, represent a client or act in a representative capacity on behalf of\nany person or group, for compensation, on matters related to legislation,\nexecutive orders, or regulations promulgated by the agency of which he was an\nofficer or employee. This prohibition shall be in addition to the prohibitions\ncontained in \u00a7 2.2-3103.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “state officer or employee”\nshall mean (i) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and officers\nappointed by the Governor, whether confirmation by the General Assembly or by\neither house thereof is required or not, who are regularly employed on a\nfull-time salaried basis; those officers and employees of executive branch\nagencies who report directly to the agency head; and those at the level\nimmediately below those who report directly to the agency head and are at a\npayband 6 or higher and (ii) the officers and professional employees of the\nlegislative branch designated by the joint rules committee of the General\nAssembly. For the purposes of this section, the General Assembly and the\nlegislative branch agencies shall be deemed one agency.\n\t\tTo the extent this prohibition applies to the Governor’s Secretaries,\n“agency” means all agencies assigned to the Secretary by law or by\nexecutive order of the Governor.\n\t\tAny person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to the Council\nor Attorney General, as provided in \u00a7 2.2-3121 or 2.2-3126, for an advisory\nopinion as to the application of the restriction imposed by this section on any\npost-public employment position or opportunity.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 727, 776, \u00a7 2.1-639.4:1; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c. 648; 2014,\ncc. 792, 804; 2015, cc. 763, 777.","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}}