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a.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a party<\/span> may not terminate a contract<\/span> except on the happening of an agreed event, such as the expiration of the stated duration, unless the party<\/span> gives reasonable notice of termination to the other party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> An access contract<\/span> may be terminated without giving notice. However, except on the happening of an agreed event, termination requires giving reasonable notice to the licensee if the access contract<\/span> pertains to information owned and provided by the licensee to the licensor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> A term dispensing with a notice required under this section is invalid if its operation would be unconscionable. However, a term specifying standards for giving notice is enforceable if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF TERMINATION (\u00a7 59.1-506.17)\n\na. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a party may not terminate a\ncontract except on the happening of an agreed event, such as the expiration of\nthe stated duration, unless the party gives reasonable notice of termination to\nthe other party.\n\nb. An access contract may be terminated without giving notice. However, except\non the happening of an agreed event, termination requires giving reasonable\nnotice to the licensee if the access contract pertains to information owned and\nprovided by the licensee to the licensor.\n\nc. A term dispensing with a notice required under this section is invalid if its\noperation would be unconscionable. However, a term specifying standards for\ngiving notice is enforceable if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable.\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}}