                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITED CONDUCT (§ 30-103)

No legislator shall:

1. Solicit or accept money or other thing of value for services performed within
the scope of his official duties, except the compensation, expenses or other
remuneration paid to him by the General Assembly. This prohibition shall not
apply to the acceptance of special benefits which may be authorized by law;

2. Offer or accept any money or other thing of value for or in consideration of
obtaining employment, appointment, or promotion of any person with any
governmental or advisory agency;

3. Offer or accept any money or other thing of value for or in consideration of
the use of his public position to obtain a contract for any person or business
with any governmental or advisory agency;

4. Use for his own economic benefit or that of another party confidential
information which he has acquired by reason of his public position and which is
not available to the public;

5. Accept any money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional
opportunity that reasonably tends to influence him in the performance of his
official duties. This subdivision shall not apply to any political contribution
actually used for political campaign or constituent service purposes and
reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (&#xA7; 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2;

6. Accept any business or professional opportunity when he knows that there is a
reasonable likelihood that the opportunity is being afforded him to influence
him in the performance of his official duties;

7. During the one year after the termination of his service as a legislator,
represent a client or act in a representative capacity on behalf of any person
or group, for compensation, on any matter before the General Assembly or any
agency of the legislative branch of government. The prohibitions of this
subdivision shall apply only to persons engaged in activities that would require
registration as a lobbyist under &#xA7; 2.2-422. Any person subject to the
provisions of this subdivision may apply to the Council, as provided in &#xA7;
30-356, or the Attorney General, as provided in &#xA7; 30-122, for an advisory
opinion as to the application of the restriction imposed by this subdivision on
any post-public employment position or opportunity;

8. Accept any honoraria for any appearance, speech, or article in which the
legislator provides expertise or opinions related to the performance of his
official duties. The term &#8220;honoraria&#8221; shall not include any payment
for or reimbursement to such person for his actual travel, lodging, or
subsistence expenses incurred in connection with such appearance, speech, or
article or in the alternative a payment of money or anything of value not in
excess of the per diem deduction allowable under &#xA7; 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code, as amended from time to time;

9. Accept appointment to serve on a body or board of any corporation, company or
other legal entity, vested with the management of the corporation, company or
entity, and on which two other members of the General Assembly already serve,
which is operated for profit and regulated by the State Corporation Commission
as (i) a financial institution, (ii) a mortgage lender or broker, (iii) any
business under Chapter 5 (&#xA7; 13.1-501 et seq.) of Title 13.1, (iv) any
business under Title 38.2, or (v) any business under Title 56;

10. Accept a gift from a person who has interests that may be substantially
affected by the performance of the legislator&#8217;s official duties under
circumstances where the timing and nature of the gift would cause a reasonable
person to question the legislator&#8217;s impartiality in the matter affecting
the donor. Violations of this subdivision shall not be subject to criminal law
penalties; or

11. Accept gifts from sources on a basis so frequent as to raise an appearance
of the use of his public office for private gain. Violations of this subdivision
shall not be subject to criminal law penalties.

HISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.33; 1994, cc. 633, 727, 776, 815,
851; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2020, c. 111.