No employee of or applicant for employment with the Commonwealth shall be required, as a condition of employment, to smoke or use tobacco products on the job, or to abstain from smoking or using tobacco products outside the course of his employment, provided that this section shall not apply to those classes of employees to which § 27-40.1 or § 51.1-813 is applicable.
1989, c. 511, § 15.1-29.18; 1997, c. 587, § 2.1-111.1; 2001, c. 844.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
Chapter 29 - Virginia Personnel Act
§ 2.2-2900. Short title; purpose
§ 2.2-2901. Appointments, promotions and tenure based upon merit and fitness
§ 2.2-2901.1. Employment discrimination prohibited
§ 2.2-2902. Use of tobacco products by state employees
§ 2.2-2902.1. Rights of state employees to contact elected officials
§ 2.2-2903.1. State employees ordered to active military service
§ 2.2-2904. Classification of persons who have passed certified professional secretary examination
§ 2.2-2905. Certain officers and employees exempt from chapter