                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICERS (§ 2.2-310)

A. Each state agency and every officer and employee shall (i) promptly report
any allegations of criminal acts or acts of fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption
and (ii) cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the State Inspector General
in the performance of any investigation. This reporting requirement shall be
deemed satisfied for officers or employees of an agency once the agency head
reports to the State Inspector General any allegations of criminal acts, fraud,
waste, abuse, or corruption within the agency. Each state agency shall make its
premises, equipment, personnel, books, records, and papers readily available to
the State Inspector General upon request.

B. When a state agency head or officer discovers any unauthorized, illegal,
irregular, or unsafe handling or expenditure of state funds, or if it comes to
his attention that any unauthorized, illegal, or unsafe handling or expenditure
of state funds is contemplated but not consummated, he shall promptly report the
same to the State Inspector General.

C. The State Inspector General may enter upon the premises of any state agency
at any time, without prior announcement, if necessary to the successful
completion of an investigation. In the course of an investigation, the State
Inspector General may question any officer or employee serving in, and any
person transacting business with, the state agency and may inspect and copy any
books, records, or papers in the possession of the state agency. The State
Inspector General shall preserve the confidentiality of any information obtained
from a state agency during the course of an investigation in accordance with
applicable state and federal law.

HISTORY: 2011, cc. 798, 871; 2013, cc. 717, 723.