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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 101<\/a> and 996<\/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":[{"id":82209,"section_number":"59.1-502.4","catch_line":"Acceptance with varying terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-502.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75483,"section_number":"59.1-502.8","catch_line":"Adopting terms of records","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-502.8\/"},{"id":80284,"section_number":"59.1-502.9","catch_line":"Mass-market license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-502.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61606,"identifier":"59.1-502.5","token":"59.1\/43\/2\/59.1-502.5","url":"\/59.1-502.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-502.5\/","token":"59.1\/43\/2\/59.1-502.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditional offer or acceptance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-502.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> In this section, an offer or acceptance is conditional if it is conditioned on agreement by the other party<\/span> to all the terms of the offer or acceptance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a conditional offer or acceptance precludes formation of a contract<\/span> unless the other party<\/span> agrees to its terms, such as by manifesting assent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> If an offer and acceptance are in standard forms and at least one form is conditional, the following rules apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Conditional language in a standard term precludes formation of a contract<\/span> only if the actions of the party<\/span> proposing the form are consistent with the conditional language, such as by refusing to perform, refusing to permit performance, or refusing to accept the benefits of the agreement, until its proposed terms are accepted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A party<\/span> that agrees, such as by manifesting assent, to a conditional offer that is effective under paragraph (1) adopts the terms of the offer under § 59.1-502.8<\/a> or § 59.1-502.9<\/a>, except a term that conflicts with an expressly agreed term regarding price or quantity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONAL OFFER OR ACCEPTANCE (\u00a7 59.1-502.5)\n\na. In this section, an offer or acceptance is conditional if it is conditioned\non agreement by the other party to all the terms of the offer or acceptance.\n\nb. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a conditional offer or\nacceptance precludes formation of a contract unless the other party agrees to\nits terms, such as by manifesting assent.\n\nc. If an offer and acceptance are in standard forms and at least one form is\nconditional, the following rules apply:\n\n 1. Conditional language in a standard term precludes formation of a contract\n only if the actions of the party proposing the form are consistent with the\n conditional language, such as by refusing to perform, refusing to permit\n performance, or refusing to accept the benefits of the agreement, until its\n proposed terms are accepted.\n\n 2. A party that agrees, such as by manifesting assent, to a conditional offer\n that is effective under paragraph (1) adopts the terms of the offer under\n § 59.1-502.8 or § 59.1-502.9, except a term that conflicts with an\n expressly agreed term regarding price or quantity.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 101, 996.","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}}