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§ 59.1-504.9 Third-party beneficiaries of warranty

a. Except for published informational content, a warranty to a licensee extends to persons for whose benefit the licensor intends to supply the information or informational rights and which rightfully use the information in a transaction or application of a kind in which the licensor intends the information to be used.

b. A warranty to a consumer extends to each individual consumer in the licensee’s immediate family or household if the individual’s use would have been reasonably expected by the licensor.

c. A contractual term that excludes or limits the persons to which a warranty extends is effective except as to individuals described in subsection (b).

d. A disclaimer or modification of a warranty or remedy which is effective against the licensee is also effective against third persons to which a warranty extends under this section.

History

This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 101 and 996 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2000, cc. 101, 996.

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