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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 647 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. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1993, chapter 202; in 1994, chapter 882<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 827<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177395,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63138,"identifier":"2.2-4374","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/6\/2.2-4374","url":"\/2.2-4374\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4374\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/6\/2.2-4374","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purchase of building materials, etc., from architect or engineer prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4374","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No building materials<\/span>, supplies or equipment for any building or structure constructed by or for a public body<\/span> shall be sold by or purchased from any person employed as an independent contractor by the public body<\/span> to furnish architectural or engineering services<\/span>, but not construction<\/span>, for such building or structure or from any partnership, association or corporation in which such architect or engineer has a personal interest as defined in § 2.2-3101<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No building materials<\/span>, supplies or equipment for any building or structure constructed by or for a public body<\/span> shall be sold by or purchased from any person who has provided or is currently providing design services<\/span> specifying a sole source for such materials<\/span>, supplies or equipment to be used in the building or structure to the independent contractor employed by the public body<\/span> to furnish architectural or engineering services<\/span> in which such person has a personal interest as defined in § 2.2-3101<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of subsections A and B shall not apply in cases of emergency or for transportation-related projects conducted by the Department of Transportation or the Virginia Port Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURCHASE OF BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC., FROM ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER PROHIBITED (\u00a7\n2.2-4374)\n\nA. No building materials, supplies or equipment for any building or structure\nconstructed by or for a public body shall be sold by or purchased from any\nperson employed as an independent contractor by the public body to furnish\narchitectural or engineering services, but not construction, for such building\nor structure or from any partnership, association or corporation in which such\narchitect or engineer has a personal interest as defined in § 2.2-3101.\n\nB. No building materials, supplies or equipment for any building or structure\nconstructed by or for a public body shall be sold by or purchased from any\nperson who has provided or is currently providing design services specifying a\nsole source for such materials, supplies or equipment to be used in the building\nor structure to the independent contractor employed by the public body to\nfurnish architectural or engineering services in which such person has a\npersonal interest as defined in § 2.2-3101.\n\nC. The provisions of subsections A and B shall not apply in cases of emergency\nor for transportation-related projects conducted by the Department of\nTransportation or the Virginia Port Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 647, \u00a7 11-79; 1993, c. 202; 1994, c. 882; 1996, c. 827; 2001,\nc. 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}}