56-575.17:1 - Contributions and gifts; prohibition during approval process - Virginia Statutes

§ 56-575.17:1. Contributions and gifts; prohibition during approval process.

A. No private entity that has submitted a bid or proposal to a public entityand is seeking to develop or operate a qualifying project pursuant to thischapter, and no individual who is an officer or director of such a privateentity, shall knowingly provide a contribution, gift, or other item with avalue greater than $50 or make an express or implied promise to make such acontribution or gift to the Governor, his political action committee, or theGovernor's Secretaries, if the Secretary is responsible to the Governor foran agency with jurisdiction over the matters at issue, following thesubmission of a proposal under this chapter until the execution of acomprehensive agreement thereunder. The provisions of this section shallapply only for any proposal or an interim or comprehensive agreement wherethe stated or expected value of the contract is $5 million or more.

B. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penaltyof $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift, whicheveris greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civilproceedings to enforce the civil penalties. Any civil penalties collectedshall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.

(2010, c. 732.)