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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 792<\/a> and 804<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 763<\/a> and 777<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 829<\/a> and 832<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61753,"section_number":"30-356","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Council","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-356\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54681,"section_number":"30-120","catch_line":"Senate and House Committees on Standards of Conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-120\/"},{"id":56317,"section_number":"30-122","catch_line":"Enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-122\/"},{"id":82694,"section_number":"30-355","catch_line":"Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; membership; terms; quorum; expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-355\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199499,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55225,"identifier":"30-124","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-124","url":"\/30-124\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-124\/","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advisory opinions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A legislator<\/span> shall not be prosecuted or disciplined for a violation of this chapter if his alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on a written opinion<\/span> of a committee on standards of conduct established pursuant to \u00a7 30-120<\/a>, an opinion<\/span> of the Attorney General<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 30-122<\/a>, or a formal opinion<\/span> or written informal advice of the Council<\/span> established pursuant to \u00a7 30-355<\/a>, and the opinion<\/span> or advice was made after his full disclosure of the facts<\/span> regardless of whether such opinion<\/span> or advice is later withdrawn provided the alleged violation occurred prior to the withdrawal of the opinion<\/span> or advice.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVISORY OPINIONS (\u00a7 30-124)\n\nA legislator shall not be prosecuted or disciplined for a violation of this\nchapter if his alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on a\nwritten opinion of a committee on standards of conduct established pursuant to\n\u00a7 30-120, an opinion of the Attorney General as provided in \u00a7 30-122, or a\nformal opinion or written informal advice of the Council established pursuant to\n\u00a7 30-355, and the opinion or advice was made after his full disclosure of the\nfacts regardless of whether such opinion or advice is later withdrawn provided\nthe alleged violation occurred prior to the withdrawal of the opinion or advice.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.55; 2001, c. 844; 2014, cc. 792, 804;\n2015, cc. 763, 777; 2017, cc. 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}}