Ethics in Public Contracting

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This is Article 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Ethics in Public Contracting.” It is part of Chapter 43 “Virginia Public Procurement Act”, which is part of Part B “Transaction of Public Business”, which is part of Subtitle II “Administration of State Government”, which is part of Title 2.2 “Administration of Government”. It contains 13 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 2.2-4367	Purpose
§ 2.2-4368	Definitions
§ 2.2-4369	Proscribed participation by public employees in procurement transactions
§ 2.2-4370	Disclosure of subsequent employment
§ 2.2-4371	Prohibition on solicitation or acceptance of gifts; gifts by bidders, offerors, contractor or subcontractors prohibited
§ 2.2-4372	Kickbacks
§ 2.2-4373	Participation in bid preparation; limitation on submitting bid for same procurement
§ 2.2-4374	Purchase of building materials, etc., from architect or engineer prohibited
§ 2.2-4375	Certification of compliance required; penalty for false statements
§ 2.2-4376	Misrepresentations prohibited
§ 2.2-4376.1	Contributions and gifts; prohibition during procurement process
§ 2.2-4376.2	(Effective until July 1, 2027) Disclosure of contributions and gifts during procurement process; civil penalty
§ 2.2-4377	Penalty for violation