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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70729,"section_number":"8.2-609","catch_line":"Right to adequate assurance of performance","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-609\/"}],"permalink":{"id":282241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74264,"identifier":"8.2-611","token":"8.2\/6\/8.2-611","url":"\/8.2-611\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-611\/","token":"8.2\/6\/8.2-611","dublin_core":{"Title":"Retraction of anticipatory repudiation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-611","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Until the repudiating party’s next performance is due he can retract his repudiation unless the aggrieved party<\/span> has since the repudiation cancelled or materially changed his position or otherwise indicated that he considers the repudiation final. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Retraction may be by any method which clearly indicates to the aggrieved party<\/span> that the repudiating party intends to perform, but must include any assurance justifiably demanded under the provisions of this title (§ 8.2-609<\/a>). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Retraction reinstates the repudiating party’s rights under the contract<\/span> with due excuse and allowance to the aggrieved party<\/span> for any delay occasioned by the repudiation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETRACTION OF ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION (\u00a7 8.2-611)\n\n1. Until the repudiating party’s next performance is due he can retract\nhis repudiation unless the aggrieved party has since the repudiation cancelled\nor materially changed his position or otherwise indicated that he considers the\nrepudiation final.\n\n2. Retraction may be by any method which clearly indicates to the aggrieved\nparty that the repudiating party intends to perform, but must include any\nassurance justifiably demanded under the provisions of this title (§\n8.2-609).\n\n3. Retraction reinstates the repudiating party’s rights under the contract\nwith due excuse and allowance to the aggrieved party for any delay occasioned by\nthe repudiation.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219.","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}}