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Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.35; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c. 583; 2017, cc. 829, 832.","full_text":"A\n\nNo legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with the legislative branch of state government.B\n\nNo legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with any governmental agency of the executive or judicial branches of state government, other than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or is exempted from competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation pursuant to § 2.2-4344.C\n\nNo legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with any governmental agency of local government, other than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or is awarded as a result of a procedure embodying competitive principles as authorized by subdivision A 10 or A 11 of § 2.2-4343; (ii) exempted from competitive sealed bidding, competitive negotiation, or a procedure embodying competitive principles pursuant to § 2.2-4344; or (iii) awarded after a finding, in writing, by the administrative head of the local governmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the public.D\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the general public.E\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to a legislator’s personal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for students, which accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201723,"text":"No legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with the legislative branch of state government.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":201724,"text":"No legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with any governmental agency of the executive or judicial branches of state government, other than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or is exempted from competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation pursuant to § 2.2-4344.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":201725,"text":"No legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with any governmental agency of local government, other than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or is awarded as a result of a procedure embodying competitive principles as authorized by subdivision A 10 or A 11 of § 2.2-4343; (ii) exempted from competitive sealed bidding, competitive negotiation, or a procedure embodying competitive principles pursuant to § 2.2-4344; or (iii) awarded after a finding, in writing, by the administrative head of the local governmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the public.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":201726,"text":"The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the general public.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":201727,"text":"The provisions of this section shall not apply to a legislator’s personal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for students, which accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13936,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prohibited Conduct Regarding Contracts","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13697,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:21","permalink":{"id":199401,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13936,"identifier":"3","token":"30\/13\/3","url":"\/30\/13\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13697,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act","identifier":"13","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12738,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:35","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:35","permalink":{"id":199371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13697,"identifier":"13","token":"30\/13","url":"\/30\/13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12738,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Assembly","identifier":"30","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":199019,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12738,"identifier":"30","token":"30","url":"\/30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85769,"structure_id":13936,"section_number":"30-104","catch_line":"Application","url":"\/30-104\/","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-104","metadata":false},{"id":54992,"structure_id":13936,"section_number":"30-105","catch_line":"Prohibited contracts by legislators","url":"\/30-105\/","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-105","metadata":false},{"id":75057,"structure_id":13936,"section_number":"30-106","catch_line":"Further exceptions","url":"\/30-106\/","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-106","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":85769,"structure_id":13936,"section_number":"30-104","catch_line":"Application","url":"\/30-104\/","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-104","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":75057,"structure_id":13936,"section_number":"30-106","catch_line":"Further exceptions","url":"\/30-106\/","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-106","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/30-105\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 583<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 829<\/a> and 832<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75057,"section_number":"30-106","catch_line":"Further exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-106\/"},{"id":66845,"section_number":"30-125","catch_line":"Invalidation of contract; recision of sales","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-125\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61316,"section_number":"2.2-4302.1","catch_line":"Process for competitive sealed bidding","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4302.1\/"},{"id":80758,"section_number":"2.2-4302.2","catch_line":"Process for competitive negotiation","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4302.2\/"},{"id":54190,"section_number":"2.2-4343","catch_line":"Exemption from operation of chapter for certain transactions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4343\/"},{"id":77371,"section_number":"2.2-4344","catch_line":"Exemptions from competition for certain transactions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4344\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54992,"identifier":"30-105","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-105","url":"\/30-105\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-105\/","token":"30\/13\/3\/30-105","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited contracts by legislators","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-105","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No legislator<\/span> shall have a personal interest in a contract<\/span> with the legislative branch of state government. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No legislator<\/span> shall have a personal interest in a contract<\/span> with any governmental agency<\/span> of the executive or judicial branches of state government, other than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is awarded as a result of competitive sealed<\/span> bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1<\/a> or 2.2-4302.2<\/a> or is exempted from competitive sealed<\/span> bidding or competitive negotiation pursuant to § 2.2-4344<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No legislator<\/span> shall have a personal interest in a contract<\/span> with any governmental agency<\/span> of local government, other than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive sealed<\/span> bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1<\/a> or 2.2-4302.2<\/a> or is awarded as a result of a procedure embodying competitive principles as authorized by subdivision A 10 or A 11 of § 2.2-4343<\/a>; (ii) exempted from competitive sealed<\/span> bidding, competitive negotiation, or a procedure embodying competitive principles pursuant to § 2.2-4344<\/a>; or (iii) awarded after a finding<\/span>, in writing, by the administrative head of the local governmental agency<\/span> that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts<\/span> for the sale by a governmental agency<\/span> of services or goods at uniform prices available to the general public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to a legislator<\/span>’s personal interest in a contract<\/span> between a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials<\/span> for students, which accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED CONTRACTS BY LEGISLATORS (\u00a7 30-105)\n\nA. No legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with the\nlegislative branch of state government.\n\nB. No legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with any\ngovernmental agency of the executive or judicial branches of state government,\nother than in a contract of regular employment, unless such contract is awarded\nas a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set\nforth in § 2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or is exempted from competitive sealed\nbidding or competitive negotiation pursuant to § 2.2-4344.\n\nC. No legislator shall have a personal interest in a contract with any\ngovernmental agency of local government, other than in a contract of regular\nemployment, unless such contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive\nsealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in § 2.2-4302.1 or\n2.2-4302.2 or is awarded as a result of a procedure embodying competitive\nprinciples as authorized by subdivision A 10 or A 11 of § 2.2-4343; (ii)\nexempted from competitive sealed bidding, competitive negotiation, or a\nprocedure embodying competitive principles pursuant to § 2.2-4344; or (iii)\nawarded after a finding, in writing, by the administrative head of the local\ngovernmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the\nbest interest of the public.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts for the sale by a\ngovernmental agency of services or goods at uniform prices available to the\ngeneral public.\n\nE. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a legislator’s\npersonal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher education\nin the Commonwealth and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other\neducational materials for students, which accrues to him solely because he has\nauthored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.35; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c. 583; 2017,\ncc. 829, 832.","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}}