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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56401</law_id><section_number>2.2-4350</section_number><catch_line>Prompt payment of bills by state agencies</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-2244</reference><reference>2.2-2325</reference><reference>2.2-2364</reference><reference>23.1-1017</reference><reference>23.1-2213</reference><reference>23.1-3138</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="43">Virginia Public Procurement Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="4">Prompt Payment</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Every <span class="dictionary">state agency</span> that acquires <span class="dictionary">goods</span> or <span class="dictionary">services</span>, or conducts any other type of contractual <span class="dictionary">business</span> with nongovernmental, privately owned enterprises shall promptly pay for the completely delivered <span class="dictionary">goods</span> or <span class="dictionary">services</span> by the required <span class="dictionary">payment date</span>.
			Payment shall be deemed to have been made when offset proceedings have been instituted, as authorized under the Virginia Debt Collection Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable" href="/2.2-4800/">2.2-4800</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-206508" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-4350/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Separate <span class="dictionary">payment dates</span> may be specified for <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> under which <span class="dictionary">goods</span> or <span class="dictionary">services</span> are provided in a series of partial deliveries or executions to the extent that such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> provides for separate payment for such partial delivery or execution. <a id="paragraph-206509" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-4350/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1984, c. 736, &#xA7;&#xA7; 11-62.2, 11-62.3; 1992, c. 75; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
