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The provisions of this section shall apply only for any proposal or an interim or comprehensive agreement where the stated or expected value of the contract is $5 million or more.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 2 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 2011, chapter 624<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76828,"identifier":"33.2-1822","token":"33.2\/III\/18\/33.2-1822","url":"\/33.2-1822\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1822\/","token":"33.2\/III\/18\/33.2-1822","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contributions and gifts; prohibition during approval process","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1822","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No private entity<\/span> that has submitted a bid or proposal to a public entity<\/span> that is an executive branch agency directly responsible to the Governor and is seeking to develop<\/span> or operate<\/span> a transportation facility<\/span> pursuant to this chapter, and no individual who is an officer or director of such private entity<\/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<\/span> is responsible to the Governor for an executive branch agency with jurisdiction<\/span> over the matters at issue<\/span>, following the submission of a proposal under this chapter until the execution of a comprehensive agreement<\/span> thereunder. The provisions of this section shall apply only for any proposal or an interim or comprehensive agreement<\/span> where the stated or expected value of the contract<\/span> is $5 million or more. <\/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<\/span> Treasurer for deposit to the general fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS; PROHIBITION DURING APPROVAL PROCESS (\u00a7 33.2-1822)\n\nA. No private entity that has submitted a bid or proposal to a public entity\nthat is an executive branch agency directly responsible to the Governor and is\nseeking to develop or operate a transportation facility pursuant to this\nchapter, and no individual who is an officer or director of such private entity,\nshall knowingly provide a contribution, gift, or other item with a value greater\nthan $50 or make an express or implied promise to make such a contribution or\ngift to the Governor, his political action committee, or the Governor’s\nSecretaries, if the Secretary is responsible to the Governor for an executive\nbranch agency with jurisdiction over the matters at issue, following the\nsubmission of a proposal under this chapter until the execution of a\ncomprehensive agreement thereunder. The provisions of this section shall apply\nonly for any proposal or an interim or comprehensive agreement where the stated\nor expected value of the contract is $5 million or more.\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, \u00a7 56-573.3; 2011, c. 624; 2014, c. 805.","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}}