18.2-498.4 - Duty to provide certified statement.

§ 18.2-498.4. Duty to provide certified statement.

A. The Commonwealth, or any department or agency thereof, and any localgovernment or any department or agency thereof, may require that any personseeking, offering or agreeing to transact business or commerce with it, orseeking, offering or agreeing to receive any portion of the public funds ormoneys, submit a certification that the offer or agreement or any claimresulting therefrom is not the result of, or affected by, any act ofcollusion with another person engaged in the same line of business orcommerce; or any act of fraud punishable under this article.

B. Any person required to submit a certified statement as provided insubsection A above who knowingly makes a false statement shall be guilty of aClass 6 felony.

(1980, c. 472.)