                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POLICY; APPLICATION; CONSTRUCTION (§ 2.2-3100)

The General Assembly, recognizing that our system of representative government
is dependent in part upon (i) citizen legislative members representing fully the
public in the legislative process and (ii) its citizens maintaining the highest
trust in their public officers and employees, finds and declares that the
citizens are entitled to be assured that the judgment of public officers and
employees will be guided by a law that defines and prohibits inappropriate
conflicts and requires disclosure of economic interests. To that end and for the
purpose of establishing a single body of law applicable to all state and local
government officers and employees on the subject of conflict of interests, the
General Assembly enacts this State and Local Government Conflict of Interests
Act so that the standards of conduct for such officers and employees may be
uniform throughout the Commonwealth.
		This chapter shall supersede all general and special acts and charter
provisions which purport to deal with matters covered by this chapter except
that the provisions of §§ 15.2-852, 15.2-2287, 15.2-2287.1, and 15.2-2289 and
ordinances adopted pursuant thereto shall remain in force and effect. The
provisions of this chapter shall be supplemented but not superseded by the
provisions on ethics in public contracting in Article 6 (§ 2.2-4367 et seq.) of
Chapter 43 of this title and ordinances adopted pursuant to § 2.2-3104.2
regulating receipt of gifts.
		The provisions of this chapter do not preclude prosecution for any violation
of any criminal law of the Commonwealth, including Articles 2 (Bribery and
Related Offenses, § 18.2-438 et seq.) and 3 (Bribery of Public Servants and
Party Officials, § 18.2-446 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 18.2, and do not
constitute a defense to any prosecution for such a violation.
		This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose.

HISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.1; 1990, c. 672; 2001, c. 844; 2003,
c. 694; 2008, c. 532; 2014, cc. 792, 804.