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The provisions of this section shall apply only for public contracts where the stated or expected value of the contract is $5 million or more. The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts awarded as the result of competitive sealed bidding.B\n\nAny person who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift, whichever is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalties. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 732<\/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 2011, chapter 624<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81013,"identifier":"2.2-4376.1","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/6\/2.2-4376.1","url":"\/2.2-4376.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4376.1\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/6\/2.2-4376.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contributions and gifts; prohibition during procurement process","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4376.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No bidder or offeror<\/span> who has submitted a bid or proposal to an executive branch agency that is directly responsible to the Governor for the award of a public contract<\/span> pursuant to this chapter, and no individual who is an officer or director of such a bidder or offeror<\/span>, shall knowingly provide a contribution, gift, or other item with a value greater than $50 or make an express or implied promise to make such a contribution or gift to the Governor, his political action committee, or the Governor’s Secretaries, if the Secretary is responsible to the Governor for an executive branch agency with jurisdiction<\/span> over the matters at issue<\/span>, during the period between the submission of the bid and the award of the public contract<\/span> under this chapter. The provisions of this section shall apply only for public contracts<\/span> where the stated or expected value of the contract is $5 million or more. The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts awarded as the result of competitive sealed<\/span> bidding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift, whichever is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalties. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS; PROHIBITION DURING PROCUREMENT PROCESS (\u00a7 2.2-4376.1)\n\nA. No bidder or offeror who has submitted a bid or proposal to an executive\nbranch agency that is directly responsible to the Governor for the award of a\npublic contract pursuant to this chapter, and no individual who is an officer or\ndirector of such a bidder or offeror, shall knowingly provide a contribution,\ngift, or other item with a value greater than $50 or make an express or implied\npromise to make such a contribution or gift to the Governor, his political\naction committee, or the Governor’s Secretaries, if the Secretary is\nresponsible to the Governor for an executive branch agency with jurisdiction\nover the matters at issue, during the period between the submission of the bid\nand the award of the public contract under this chapter. The provisions of this\nsection shall apply only for public contracts where the stated or expected value\nof the contract is $5 million or more. The provisions of this section shall not\napply to contracts awarded as the result of competitive sealed bidding.\n\nB. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil\npenalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift,\nwhichever is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil\nproceedings to enforce the civil penalties. Any civil penalties collected shall\nbe payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 732; 2011, c. 624.","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}}