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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 290 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1984, chapter 590.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223721,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86390,"identifier":"45.2-1005","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/1\/45.2-1005","url":"\/45.2-1005\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1005\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/1\/45.2-1005","dublin_core":{"Title":" Conflicts of interest prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1005","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, “financial interest<\/span>” includes a pecuniary interest accruing to an employee or to the employee’s spouse, minor<\/span> child, or other relative living in the same household. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No employee of the Department<\/span> performing any function or duty under this chapter shall have a financial interest<\/span> in any underground or surface coal mining operation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall adopt regulations for the monitoring and enforcement of the provisions of this section, including regulations (i) for the filing and review of statements and supplements by employees concerning any financial interest<\/span> that might be affected by this section; (ii) for the hiring, transfer, and removal of employees consistent with the prohibition of this section; (iii) for the resolution of prohibited interests; (iv) for the confidentiality, protection, and disclosure to enforcement authorities of reporting statements; and (v) for such exemptions from the provisions of this section as are consistent with federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Judicial proceedings to enforce the provisions of this section may be brought by the Attorney General<\/span> at the request of the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed as repealing or amending any other provision of law<\/span> pertaining to conflicts of interest except that in cases of conflict, the provisions of this section shall control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROHIBITED (\u00a7 45.2-1005)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section, “financial interest” includes a\npecuniary interest accruing to an employee or to the employee’s spouse,\nminor child, or other relative living in the same household.\n\nB. No employee of the Department performing any function or duty under this\nchapter shall have a financial interest in any underground or surface coal\nmining operation.\n\nC. The Director shall adopt regulations for the monitoring and enforcement of\nthe provisions of this section, including regulations (i) for the filing and\nreview of statements and supplements by employees concerning any financial\ninterest that might be affected by this section; (ii) for the hiring, transfer,\nand removal of employees consistent with the prohibition of this section; (iii)\nfor the resolution of prohibited interests; (iv) for the confidentiality,\nprotection, and disclosure to enforcement authorities of reporting statements;\nand (v) for such exemptions from the provisions of this section as are\nconsistent with federal law.\n\nD. Judicial proceedings to enforce the provisions of this section may be brought\nby the Attorney General at the request of the Director.\n\nE. Nothing in this section shall be construed as repealing or amending any other\nprovision of law pertaining to conflicts of interest except that in cases of\nconflict, the provisions of this section shall control.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 290, \u00a7 45.1-231; 1984, c. 590; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}