§ 18.2-213.1. Obtaining certification as small, women-owned, orminority-owned business, or disadvantaged business 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-owned, orminority-owned business or disadvantaged business;
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-owned, orminority-owned business, or disadvantaged business;
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-owned, or minority-owned business, ordisadvantaged business; or
4. Fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for or allocated or availableto small, women-, or minority-owned businesses or disadvantaged business.
B. For the purposes of this section, "minority-owned business," and "smallbusiness" and "women-owned business" shall have the same meaning as thoseterms are defined in § 2.2-1401 and "disadvantaged business" shall mean thesame as that term is defined in § 2.2-2311.
(1987, c. 689; 1989, c. 570; 2006, cc. 831, 921; 2009, c. 869.)
§ 18.2-213.1. Obtaining certification as small, women-owned, orminority-owned business, or disadvantaged business 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-owned, orminority-owned business or disadvantaged business;
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-owned, orminority-owned business, or disadvantaged business;
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-owned, or minority-owned business, ordisadvantaged business; or
4. Fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for or allocated or availableto small, women-, or minority-owned businesses or disadvantaged business.
B. For the purposes of this section, "minority-owned business," and "smallbusiness" and "women-owned business" shall have the same meaning as thoseterms are defined in § 2.2-1401 and "disadvantaged business" shall mean thesame as that term is defined in § 2.2-2311.
(1987, c. 689; 1989, c. 570; 2006, cc. 831, 921; 2009, c. 869.)
§ 18.2-213.1. Obtaining certification as small, women-owned, orminority-owned business, or disadvantaged business 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-owned, orminority-owned business or disadvantaged business;
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-owned, orminority-owned business, or disadvantaged business;
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-owned, or minority-owned business, ordisadvantaged business; or
4. Fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for or allocated or availableto small, women-, or minority-owned businesses or disadvantaged business.
B. For the purposes of this section, "minority-owned business," and "smallbusiness" and "women-owned business" shall have the same meaning as thoseterms are defined in § 2.2-1401 and "disadvantaged business" shall mean thesame as that term is defined in § 2.2-2311.
(1987, c. 689; 1989, c. 570; 2006, cc. 831, 921; 2009, c. 869.)
