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In cases in which the contract is invalidated, the contractor shall retain or receive only the reasonable value, with no increment for profit or commission, of the property or services furnished prior to the date of receiving notice that the contract has been voided. In cases of recision of a contract of sale, any refund or restitution shall be made to the contracting or selling governmental agency.B\n\nAny purchase by an officer or employee made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of such purchase.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308829,"text":"Any contract made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be declared void and may be rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date of such contract. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/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":67390,"section_number":"2.2-3106","catch_line":"Prohibited contracts by officers and employees of state government","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3106\/"},{"id":85558,"section_number":"2.2-3109","catch_line":"Prohibited contracts by other officers and employees of local governmental agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3109\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176179,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86218,"identifier":"2.2-3123","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3123","url":"\/2.2-3123\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3123\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3123","dublin_core":{"Title":"Invalidation of contract; recision of sales","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3123","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any contract<\/span> made in violation of § 2.2-3103<\/a> or §§ 2.2-3106<\/a> through 2.2-3109<\/a> may be declared void and may be rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency<\/span> within five years of the date of such contract<\/span>. In cases in which the contract<\/span> is invalidated, the contractor shall retain or receive only the reasonable value, with no increment for profit or commission, of the property or services furnished prior to the date of receiving notice that the contract<\/span> has been voided. In cases of recision of a contract<\/span> of sale, any refund or restitution<\/span> shall be made to the contracting or selling governmental agency<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any purchase by an officer<\/span> or employee<\/span> made in violation of § 2.2-3103<\/a> or §§ 2.2-3106<\/a> through 2.2-3109<\/a> may be rescinded by the governing body of the contracting or selling governmental agency<\/span> within five years of the date of such purchase. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVALIDATION OF CONTRACT; RECISION OF SALES (\u00a7 2.2-3123)\n\nA. Any contract made in violation of § 2.2-3103 or §§ 2.2-3106\nthrough 2.2-3109 may be declared void and may be rescinded by the governing body\nof the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date\nof such contract. In cases in which the contract is invalidated, the contractor\nshall retain or receive only the reasonable value, with no increment for profit\nor commission, of the property or services furnished prior to the date of\nreceiving notice that the contract has been voided. In cases of recision of a\ncontract of sale, any refund or restitution shall be made to the contracting or\nselling governmental agency.\n\nB. Any purchase by an officer or employee made in violation of § 2.2-3103\nor §§ 2.2-3106 through 2.2-3109 may be rescinded by the governing body\nof the contracting or selling governmental agency within five years of the date\nof such purchase.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.20; 2001, c. 844.","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}}