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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 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. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2000, chapter 1007<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73102,"section_number":"8.2-103","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-103\/"},{"id":86552,"section_number":"8.2A-103","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-103\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66381,"section_number":"8.2-201","catch_line":"Formal requirements; statute of frauds","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-201\/"},{"id":67343,"section_number":"8.2-202","catch_line":"Final expression; parol or extrinsic evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-202\/"}],"permalink":{"id":282111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65818,"identifier":"8.2-326","token":"8.2\/3\/8.2-326","url":"\/8.2-326\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-326\/","token":"8.2\/3\/8.2-326","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale on approval and sale or return; rights of creditors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-326","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Unless otherwise agreed, if delivered goods may be returned by the buyer even though they conform to the contract<\/span>, the transaction is <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> a “sale on approval” if the goods are delivered primarily for use; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> a “sale or return” if the goods are delivered primarily for resale. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Goods held on approval are not subject to the claims of the buyer’s creditors<\/span> until acceptance; goods held on sale or return are subject to such claims while in the buyer’s possession<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any “or return” term of a contract<\/span> for sale is to be treated as a separate contract<\/span> for sale within the statute<\/span> of frauds<\/span> section of this title (§ 8.2-201<\/a>) and as contradicting the sale aspect of the contract<\/span> within the provisions of this title on parol or extrinsic evidence<\/span> (§ 8.2-202<\/a>). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE ON APPROVAL AND SALE OR RETURN; RIGHTS OF CREDITORS (\u00a7 8.2-326)\n\n1. Unless otherwise agreed, if delivered goods may be returned by the buyer even\nthough they conform to the contract, the transaction is\n\n a. a “sale on approval” if the goods are delivered primarily for\n use; and\n\n b. a “sale or return” if the goods are delivered primarily for\n resale.\n\n2. Goods held on approval are not subject to the claims of the buyer’s\ncreditors until acceptance; goods held on sale or return are subject to such\nclaims while in the buyer’s possession.\n\n3. Any “or return” term of a contract for sale is to be treated as a\nseparate contract for sale within the statute of frauds section of this title\n(§ 8.2-201) and as contradicting the sale aspect of the contract within the\nprovisions of this title on parol or extrinsic evidence (§ 8.2-202).\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219; 2000, c. 1007.","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}}