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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":75111,"section_number":"59.1-508.5","catch_line":"Limitation of actions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-508.5\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":262247,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71340,"identifier":"59.1-506.6","token":"59.1\/43\/6\/59.1-506.6","url":"\/59.1-506.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-506.6\/","token":"59.1\/43\/6\/59.1-506.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Copy; delivery; tender of delivery","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-506.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Delivery of a copy must be at the location designated by agreement. In the absence of a designation, the following rules apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The place for delivery of a copy on a tangible medium is the tendering party<\/span>’s place of business or, if it has none, its residence. However, if the parties know at the time of contracting that the copy is located in some other place, that place is the place for delivery. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The place for electronic delivery of a copy is an information processing system designated or used by the licensor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Documents of title may be delivered through customary banking channels. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Tender of delivery of a copy requires the tendering party<\/span> to put and hold a conforming copy at the other party<\/span>’s disposition<\/span> and give the other party<\/span> any notice reasonably necessary to enable it to obtain access to, control, or possession<\/span> of the copy. Tender must be at a reasonable hour and, if applicable, requires tender of access material<\/span> and other documents required by the agreement. The party<\/span> receiving tender shall furnish facilities reasonably suited to receive tender. In addition, the following rules apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If the contract<\/span> requires delivery of a copy held by a third person without being moved, the tendering party<\/span> shall tender access material<\/span> or documents required by the agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the tendering party<\/span> is required or authorized to send a copy to the other party<\/span> and the contract<\/span> does not require the tendering party<\/span> to deliver the copy at a particular destination, the following rules apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In tendering delivery of a copy on a tangible medium, the tendering party<\/span> shall put the copy in the possession<\/span> of a carrier and make a contract<\/span> for its transportation that is reasonable in light of the nature of the information and other circumstances, with expenses of transportation to be borne by the receiving party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In tendering electronic delivery of a copy, the tendering party<\/span> shall initiate or cause to have initiated a transmission that is reasonable in light of the nature of the information and other circumstances, with expenses of transmission to be borne by the receiving party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If the tendering party<\/span> is required to deliver a copy at a particular destination, the tendering party<\/span> shall make a copy available at that destination and bear the expenses of transportation or transmission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOPY; DELIVERY; TENDER OF DELIVERY (\u00a7 59.1-506.6)\n\na. Delivery of a copy must be at the location designated by agreement. In the\nabsence of a designation, the following rules apply:\n\n 1. The place for delivery of a copy on a tangible medium is the tendering\n party’s place of business or, if it has none, its residence. However, if\n the parties know at the time of contracting that the copy is located in some\n other place, that place is the place for delivery.\n\n 2. The place for electronic delivery of a copy is an information processing\n system designated or used by the licensor.\n\n 3. Documents of title may be delivered through customary banking channels.\n\nb. Tender of delivery of a copy requires the tendering party to put and hold a\nconforming copy at the other party’s disposition and give the other party\nany notice reasonably necessary to enable it to obtain access to, control, or\npossession of the copy. Tender must be at a reasonable hour and, if applicable,\nrequires tender of access material and other documents required by the\nagreement. The party receiving tender shall furnish facilities reasonably suited\nto receive tender. In addition, the following rules apply:\n\n 1. If the contract requires delivery of a copy held by a third person without\n being moved, the tendering party shall tender access material or documents\n required by the agreement.\n\n 2. If the tendering party is required or authorized to send a copy to the\n other party and the contract does not require the tendering party to deliver\n the copy at a particular destination, the following rules apply:\n\nA. In tendering delivery of a copy on a tangible medium, the tendering party\nshall put the copy in the possession of a carrier and make a contract for its\ntransportation that is reasonable in light of the nature of the information and\nother circumstances, with expenses of transportation to be borne by the\nreceiving party.\n\nB. In tendering electronic delivery of a copy, the tendering party shall\ninitiate or cause to have initiated a transmission that is reasonable in light\nof the nature of the information and other circumstances, with expenses of\ntransmission to be borne by the receiving party.\n\n 3. If the tendering party is required to deliver a copy at a particular\n destination, the tendering party shall make a copy available at that\n destination and bear the expenses of transportation or transmission.\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}}