2.2-3104 - Prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of state government.
§ 2.2-3104. Prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of stategovernment.
In addition to the prohibitions contained in § 2.2-3103, no state officer oremployee shall, during the one year after the termination of his publicemployment or service, represent a client or act in a representative capacityon behalf of any person or group, for compensation, on any matter before theagency of which he was an officer or employee.
For the purposes of this section, "state officer or employee" shall mean(i) the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and officersappointed by the Governor, whether confirmation by the General Assembly or byeither house thereof is required or not, who are regularly employed on afull-time salaried basis; those officers and employees of executive branchagencies who report directly to the agency head; and those at the levelimmediately below those who report directly to the agency head and are at apayband 6 or higher and (ii) the officers and professional employees of thelegislative branch designated by the joint rules committee of the GeneralAssembly. For the purposes of this section, the General Assembly and thelegislative branch agencies shall be deemed one agency.
The prohibitions of this section shall apply only to persons engaged inactivities that would require registration as a lobbyist under § 2.2-422.
Any person subject to the provisions of this section may apply to theAttorney General, as provided in § 2.2-3126, for an advisory opinion as tothe application of the restriction imposed by this section on any post-publicemployment position or opportunity.
(1994, cc. 727, 776, § 2.1-639.4:1; 2001, c. 844.)