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Any time that is not manifestly unreasonable may be fixed by agreement.d\n\nA person has reason to know a fact if the person has knowledge of the fact or, from all the facts and circumstances known to the person without investigation, the person should be aware that the fact exists.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281675,"text":"Whether a term is conspicuous or is unenforceable under &#xA7;&#xA7; 59.1-501.5 (a) or (b), 59.1-501.11, or &#xA7; 59.1-502.9 (a) and whether an attribution procedure is commercially reasonable or effective under &#xA7;&#xA7; 59.1-501.8, 59.1-502.12, or &#xA7; 59.1-502.13 are questions to be determined by the court.","type":"section","prefixes":["a"],"prefix":"a","entire_prefix":"a","prefix_anchor":"a","level":1,"next_prefix":"b"},"1":{"id":281676,"text":"Whether an agreement has legal consequences is determined by this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["b"],"prefix":"b","entire_prefix":"b","prefix_anchor":"b","level":1,"prior_prefix":"a","next_prefix":"c"},"2":{"id":281677,"text":"Whenever this chapter requires any action to be taken within a reasonable time, what is a reasonable time for taking the action depends on the nature, purpose, and circumstances of the action. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0794\">794<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61969,"section_number":"59.1-501.11","catch_line":"Unconscionable contract or term","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-501.11\/"},{"id":63386,"section_number":"59.1-501.5","catch_line":"Relation to federal law; fundamental public policy; transactions subject to other state law","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-501.5\/"},{"id":63380,"section_number":"59.1-501.8","catch_line":"Proof and effect of authentication","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-501.8\/"},{"id":72868,"section_number":"59.1-502.12","catch_line":"Efficacy and commercial reasonableness of attribution procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-502.12\/"},{"id":56924,"section_number":"59.1-502.13","catch_line":"Determining attribution","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-502.13\/"},{"id":80284,"section_number":"59.1-502.9","catch_line":"Mass-market license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-502.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261929,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78606,"identifier":"59.1-501.17","token":"59.1\/43\/1\/59.1-501.17","url":"\/59.1-501.17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-501.17\/","token":"59.1\/43\/1\/59.1-501.17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Decision for court; legal consequences; reasonable time; reason to know","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-501.17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> Whether a term is conspicuous or is unenforceable under &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Relation to federal law; fundamental public policy; transactions subject to other state law\" href=\"\/59.1-501.5\/\">59.1-501.5<\/a> (a) or (b), <a class=\"law\" title=\"Unconscionable contract or term\" href=\"\/59.1-501.11\/\">59.1-501.11<\/a>, or &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Mass-market license\" href=\"\/59.1-502.9\/\">59.1-502.9<\/a> (a) and whether an attribution procedure is commercially reasonable or effective under &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Proof and effect of authentication\" href=\"\/59.1-501.8\/\">59.1-501.8<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Efficacy and commercial reasonableness of attribution procedure\" href=\"\/59.1-502.12\/\">59.1-502.12<\/a>, or &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Determining attribution\" href=\"\/59.1-502.13\/\">59.1-502.13<\/a> are questions to be determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-281675\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-501.17\/#a\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"b\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">b.<\/span> Whether an agreement has legal consequences is determined by this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-281676\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-501.17\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"c\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">c.<\/span> Whenever this chapter requires any action to be taken within a reasonable time, what is a reasonable time for taking the action depends on the nature, purpose, and circumstances of the action. Any time that is not manifestly unreasonable may be fixed by agreement. <a id=\"paragraph-281677\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-501.17\/#c\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"d\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">d.<\/span> A person has reason to know a <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> if the person has knowledge of the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> or, from all the <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> and circumstances known to the person without investigation, the person should be aware that the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> exists. <a id=\"paragraph-281678\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-501.17\/#d\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECISION FOR COURT; LEGAL CONSEQUENCES; REASONABLE TIME; REASON TO KNOW (\u00a7\n59.1-501.17)\n\na. Whether a term is conspicuous or is unenforceable under &#xA7;&#xA7;\n59.1-501.5 (a) or (b), 59.1-501.11, or &#xA7; 59.1-502.9 (a) and whether an\nattribution procedure is commercially reasonable or effective under &#xA7;&#xA7;\n59.1-501.8, 59.1-502.12, or &#xA7; 59.1-502.13 are questions to be determined by\nthe court.\n\nb. Whether an agreement has legal consequences is determined by this chapter.\n\nc. Whenever this chapter requires any action to be taken within a reasonable\ntime, what is a reasonable time for taking the action depends on the nature,\npurpose, and circumstances of the action. Any time that is not manifestly\nunreasonable may be fixed by agreement.\n\nd. A person has reason to know a fact if the person has knowledge of the fact\nor, from all the facts and circumstances known to the person without\ninvestigation, the person should be aware that the fact exists.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}