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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353235</law_id><section_number>2.2-4377</section_number><catch_line>Penalty for violation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-4343</reference><reference>2.2-4375</reference><reference>22.1-212.2:2</reference><reference>23.1-2213</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="3" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="8" identifier="43">Virginia Public Procurement Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="6" identifier="6">Ethics in Public Contracting</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person convicted of a willful violation of any provision of this article shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. Upon <span class="dictionary">conviction</span>, any <span class="dictionary">public employee</span>, in addition to any other fine or <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>, shall forfeit his employment.</p></section></text><history>1982, c. 647, &#xA7; 11-80; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Jean Moreau &amp; Assoc. v. Health Center Comm'n</name><case_number>101352</case_number><citation></citation><date>2012-01-13</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1057954/jean-moreau-assoc-v-health-center-commn/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Present: Kinser, C.J., Lemons, Goodwyn, Millette, Mims, .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
