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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56317</law_id><section_number>30-122</section_number><catch_line>Enforcement</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>30-103</reference><reference>30-124</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="30">General Assembly</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="13">General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">Disclosure Statements Required to Be Filed</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span>. In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by <span class="dictionary">law</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> shall have the following powers and duties:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> If he determines that any <span class="dictionary">legislator</span> has knowingly violated any provision of this chapter, he shall designate an attorney for the Commonwealth who shall have complete and independent discretion in the <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span> of the <span class="dictionary">legislator</span>; and <a id="paragraph-206261" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-122/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> He shall render advisory <span class="dictionary">opinions</span> to any <span class="dictionary">legislator</span> who seeks advice as to whether the <span class="dictionary">facts</span> in a particular case would constitute a violation of the provisions of this chapter. He shall determine which of his <span class="dictionary">opinions</span> or portions thereof are of general interest to the public and which may, from time to time, be published.
			Irrespective of whether an <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> has been requested and rendered, any <span class="dictionary">legislator</span> has the right to seek a <span class="dictionary">declaratory judgment</span> or other judicial relief as provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-206262" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-122/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, &#xA7; 2.1-639.59; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
