State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Virginia > Title-8-01 > Chapter-3 > 8-01-223-2§ 8.01-223.2. Immunity of persons at public hearing.
A person shall be immune from civil liability for a violation of § 18.2-499or a claim of tortious interference with an existing contract or a businessor contractual expectancy based solely on statements made by that person at apublic hearing before the governing body of any locality or other politicalsubdivision, or the boards, commissions, agencies and authorities thereof,and other governing bodies of any local governmental entity concerningmatters properly before such body. The immunity provided by this sectionshall not apply to any statements made with knowledge that they are false, orreckless disregard for whether they are false.
(2007, c. 798.)
