2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-213.1 - Obtaining certification as small, women- or minority-owned business, or disadvantaged business ente...

18.2-213.1. Obtaining certification as small, women- or minority-ownedbusiness, or disadvantaged business enterprise by deception; penalty.

A. Except as otherwise provided by 18.2-498.3, a person shall be guilty ofa Class 1 misdemeanor if, in the course of business, he:

1. Fraudulently obtains or retains certification as a small, women- orminority-owned business or disadvantaged business enterprise;

2. Willfully makes a false statement knowing it to be untrue, whether byaffidavit, report or other representation, to an official or employee of apublic body for the purpose of influencing the certification or denial ofcertification of any business entity as a small, women- or minority-ownedbusiness, or disadvantaged business enterprise;

3. Willfully obstructs or impedes any agency official or employee who isinvestigating the qualifications of a business entity which has requestedcertification as a small, women- or minority-owned business, or disadvantagedbusiness enterprise; or

4. Fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for or allocated or availableto small, women- or minority-owned businesses or disadvantaged businessenterprises.

B. For the purposes of this section, "disadvantaged business enterprise,""minority-owned business," and "small business" and "women-ownedbusiness" shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in 2.2-1401.

(1987, c. 689; 1989, c. 570; 2006, cc. 831, 921.)