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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 994<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"},{"id":54549,"section_number":"56-575.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-575.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":177991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57154,"identifier":"2.2-5512","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/55.2\/2.2-5512","url":"\/2.2-5512\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5512\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/55.2\/2.2-5512","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5512","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Commercial activity<\/span>” means an activity performed by or for state government that is not an inherently governmental activity and that may feasibly be obtained from a commercial source<\/span> at lower cost than the activity being performed by state employees<\/span>.\n\t\t“Commercial source<\/span>” means any business or other private concern that is eligible for contract<\/span> awarded in accordance with the Public-Private Education and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (\u00a7 56-575.1<\/a> et seq.) or the Virginia Public Procurement Act (\u00a7 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t“State employee<\/span>” means all persons employed by the Commonwealth to provide services, including both salaried and wage employees, and all persons engaged to perform work for or to provide services to the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-5512)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Commercial activity” means an activity performed by or for state\ngovernment that is not an inherently governmental activity and that may feasibly\nbe obtained from a commercial source at lower cost than the activity being\nperformed by state employees.\n\t\t“Commercial source” means any business or other private concern\nthat is eligible for contract awarded in accordance with the Public-Private\nEducation and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (\u00a7 56-575.1 et seq.) or the Virginia\nPublic Procurement Act (\u00a7 2.2-4300 et seq.).\n\t\t“State employee” means all persons employed by the Commonwealth to\nprovide services, including both salaried and wage employees, and all persons\nengaged to perform work for or to provide services to the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 994.","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}}