                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES (§ 2.2-514)

A. Except as provided in this section or former &#xA7; 23-38.33:1, the Attorney
General may compromise and settle disputes, claims and controversies involving
all interests of the Commonwealth including, but not limited to the Virginia
Tort Claims Act (&#xA7; 8.01-195.1 et seq.), and may discharge any such claims,
but only after the proposed compromise, settlement or discharge, together with
the reasons therefor, have been submitted in writing to the Governor and
approved by him. Where any dispute, claim or controversy involves the interests
of any department, institution, division, commission, board, authority or bureau
of the Commonwealth, the Attorney General may compromise and settle or discharge
the same provided the action is approved both by the Governor, as provided in
this section, and by the head, or his designee, of the department, institution,
division, board, authority or bureau that is interested. However, when any
dispute, claim or controversy arises under the Virginia Tort Claims Act (&#xA7;
8.01-195.1 et seq.) or otherwise involves the interests of any department,
institution, division, commission, board, authority or bureau of the
Commonwealth, and the settlement amount does not exceed $250,000, the Attorney
General or an assistant Attorney General assigned to such department,
institution, division, commission, board, authority or bureau, or such other
designee of the Attorney General, may compromise and settle or discharge the
same provided the action is approved by the head, or his designee, of the
department, institution, division, board or bureau whose interests are in issue.
When the dispute, claim or controversy involves a case in which the Commonwealth
has a claim for sums due it as the result of hospital, medical or dental care
furnished by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, the Attorney General or such
assistant Attorney General may compromise and settle and discharge the same when
the settlement amount does not exceed $250,000.

B. No settlement under subsection A shall be made subject to a confidentiality
agreement that prohibits the Commonwealth, a state agency, officer or employee
from disclosing the amount of such settlement except where such confidentiality
agreement is imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise is
required by law.

C. No settlement under subsection A shall be made subject to a confidentiality
agreement if such settlement requires that a matter or issue shall be the
subject of (i) regulatory action pursuant to Article 2 (&#xA7; 2.2-4006 et seq.)
of Chapter 40 of this title, or (ii) legislation proposed to be introduced in
the General Assembly.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 2-92; 1956, c. 387; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-127; 1973, c.
219; 1979, c. 266; 1986, c. 180; 1989, c. 75; 1995, cc. 359, 384; 2001, cc. 118,
844; 2004, c. 729; 2007, c. 217.