§ 18.2-213.1. Obtaining certification as small, women- or minority-owned business, or disadvantaged business ente...
A. Except as otherwise provided by § 18.2-498.3, a person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if, in the course of business, he:
1. Fraudulently obtains or retains certification as a small, women- or minority-owned business or disadvantaged business enterprise;
2. Willfully makes a false statement knowing it to be untrue, whether by affidavit, report or other representation, to an official or employee of a public body for the purpose of influencing the certification or denial of certification of any business entity as a small, women- or minority-owned business, or disadvantaged business enterprise;
3. Willfully obstructs or impedes any agency official or employee who is investigating the qualifications of a business entity which has requested certification as a small, women- or minority-owned business, or disadvantaged business enterprise; or
4. Fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for or allocated or available to small, women- or minority-owned businesses or disadvantaged business enterprises.
B. For the purposes of this section, "disadvantaged business enterprise," "minority-owned business," and "small business" and "women-owned business" shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in § 2.2-1401.
(1987, c. 689; 1989, c. 570; 2006, cc. 831, 921.)
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