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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 124; in 1982, chapters 499 and 636; in 1984, chapter 720; in 2012, chapter 360<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 167<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60557,"section_number":"53.1-47","catch_line":"Purchases by agencies, localities, and certain nonprofit organizations","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-47\/"},{"id":54489,"section_number":"53.1-49","catch_line":"Evasion by variance from specifications of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-49\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60557,"section_number":"53.1-47","catch_line":"Purchases by agencies, localities, and certain nonprofit organizations","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-47\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238145,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79677,"identifier":"53.1-48","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-48","url":"\/53.1-48\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-48\/","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-48","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exceptions as to purchases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-48","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A department<\/span>, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth may be granted an exemption from the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-47<\/a> with the written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program in any case where (i) the article so produced or manufactured does not meet the reasonable requirements of the department<\/span>, institution, or agency, (ii) an identical article can be obtained at a verified lesser cost from the private sector, which is evidenced by a verified request for pricing, or (iii) the requisition made cannot be complied with on account of an insufficient supply of the articles or supplies required, or otherwise. In any case where an exemption from the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-47<\/a> is not granted as provided in this section, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program shall provide a written justification for the denial to the department<\/span>, institution, or agency that requested the exemption.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCEPTIONS AS TO PURCHASES (\u00a7 53.1-48)\n\nA department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth may be granted an\nexemption from the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-47 with the written consent of the\nChief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program in any\ncase where (i) the article so produced or manufactured does not meet the\nreasonable requirements of the department, institution, or agency, (ii) an\nidentical article can be obtained at a verified lesser cost from the private\nsector, which is evidenced by a verified request for pricing, or (iii) the\nrequisition made cannot be complied with on account of an insufficient supply of\nthe articles or supplies required, or otherwise. In any case where an exemption\nfrom the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-47 is not granted as provided in this section,\nthe Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program\nshall provide a written justification for the denial to the department,\ninstitution, or agency that requested the exemption.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-69; 1958, c. 124; 1982, cc. 499, 636; 1984, c. 720;\n2012, c. 360; 2019, c. 167.","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}}