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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":86497,"section_number":"59.1-506.1","catch_line":"Performance of contract in general","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-506.1\/"},{"id":68452,"section_number":"59.1-506.3","catch_line":"Submissions of information to satisfaction of party","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-506.3\/"},{"id":77078,"section_number":"59.1-506.4","catch_line":"Immediately completed performance","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-506.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75111,"section_number":"59.1-508.5","catch_line":"Limitation of actions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-508.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75583,"identifier":"59.1-506.10","token":"59.1\/43\/6\/59.1-506.10","url":"\/59.1-506.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-506.10\/","token":"59.1\/43\/6\/59.1-506.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Copy; effect of acceptance; burden of establishing; notice of claims","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-506.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> A party<\/span> accepting a copy shall pay or render the consideration required by the agreement for the copy it accepts. Acceptance of a copy precludes refusal and, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity in a tender, may not be revoked because of the nonconformity unless acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured. Acceptance by itself does not impair any other remedy for nonconformity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> A party<\/span> accepting a copy has the burden of establishing a breach of contract<\/span> with respect to the copy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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1.<\/span> except with respect to claims of a type described in § 59.1-508.5<\/a> (d) (1), within a reasonable time after it discovers or should have discovered a breach of contract<\/span>, notify the other party<\/span> of the breach or be barred from any remedy for the breach; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> if the claim is for breach of a warranty regarding noninfringement and the accepting party<\/span> is sued by a third party<\/span> because of the breach, notify the warrantor within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the litigation<\/span> or be precluded from any remedy for the liability established by the litigation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOPY; EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE; BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING; NOTICE OF CLAIMS (\u00a7\n59.1-506.10)\n\na. A party accepting a copy shall pay or render the consideration required by\nthe agreement for the copy it accepts. Acceptance of a copy precludes refusal\nand, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity in a tender, may not be revoked\nbecause of the nonconformity unless acceptance was on the reasonable assumption\nthat the nonconformity would be seasonably cured. Acceptance by itself does not\nimpair any other remedy for nonconformity.\n\nb. A party accepting a copy has the burden of establishing a breach of contract\nwith respect to the copy.\n\nc. If a copy has been accepted, the accepting party shall:\n\n 1. except with respect to claims of a type described in § 59.1-508.5 (d)\n (1), within a reasonable time after it discovers or should have discovered a\n breach of contract, notify the other party of the breach or be barred from any\n remedy for the breach; and\n\n 2. if the claim is for breach of a warranty regarding noninfringement and the\n accepting party is sued by a third party because of the breach, notify the\n warrantor within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the litigation or\n be precluded from any remedy for the liability established by the litigation.\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}}