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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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2004, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59372,"section_number":"59.1-504.6","catch_line":"Disclaimer or modification of warranty","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-504.6\/"},{"id":69667,"section_number":"59.1-504.8","catch_line":"Cumulation and conflict of warranties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-504.8\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87480,"section_number":"59.1-501.15","catch_line":"Variation by agreement; commercial practice","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-501.15\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262115,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62887,"identifier":"59.1-504.5","token":"59.1\/43\/4\/59.1-504.5","url":"\/59.1-504.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-504.5\/","token":"59.1\/43\/4\/59.1-504.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Implied warranty; licensee’s purpose; system integration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-504.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Unless the warranty is disclaimed or modified, if a licensor at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the computer information is required and that the licensee is relying on the licensor’s skill or judgment<\/span> to select, develop, or furnish suitable information, the following rules apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2.<\/span> If from all the circumstances it appears that the licensor was to be paid for the amount of its time or effort regardless of the fitness of the resulting information, the warranty under paragraph (1) is that the information will not fail to achieve the licensee’s particular purpose as a result of the licensor’s lack of reasonable effort. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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c.<\/span> If an agreement requires a licensor to provide or select a system consisting of computer programs and goods, and the licensor has reason to know that the licensee is relying on the skill or judgment<\/span> of the licensor to select the components of the system, there is an implied warranty that the components provided or selected will function together as a system. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> The warranty under this section is not subject to the preclusion in § 59.1-501.15<\/a> (b) (1) on disclaiming diligence, reasonableness, or care. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPLIED WARRANTY; LICENSEE’S PURPOSE; SYSTEM INTEGRATION (\u00a7 59.1-504.5)\n\na. Unless the warranty is disclaimed or modified, if a licensor at the time of\ncontracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the computer\ninformation is required and that the licensee is relying on the licensor’s\nskill or judgment to select, develop, or furnish suitable information, the\nfollowing rules apply:\n\n 1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), there is an implied warranty\n that the information is fit for that purpose.\n\n 2. If from all the circumstances it appears that the licensor was to be paid\n for the amount of its time or effort regardless of the fitness of the\n resulting information, the warranty under paragraph (1) is that the\n information will not fail to achieve the licensee’s particular purpose\n as a result of the licensor’s lack of reasonable effort.\n\nb. There is no warranty under subsection (a) with regard to:\n\n 1. the aesthetics, appeal, suitability to taste, or subjective quality of\n informational content; or\n\n 2. published informational content, but there may be a warranty with regard to\n the licensor’s selection among published informational content from\n different providers if the selection is made by an individual acting as or on\n behalf of the licensor.\n\nc. If an agreement requires a licensor to provide or select a system consisting\nof computer programs and goods, and the licensor has reason to know that the\nlicensee is relying on the skill or judgment of the licensor to select the\ncomponents of the system, there is an implied warranty that the components\nprovided or selected will function together as a system.\n\nd. The warranty under this section is not subject to the preclusion in §\n59.1-501.15 (b) (1) on disclaiming diligence, reasonableness, or care.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 101, 996; 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}}