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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 2004, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69584,"section_number":"8.2-702","catch_line":"Seller's remedies on discovery of buyer's insolvency","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-702\/"},{"id":78574,"section_number":"8.2-703","catch_line":"Seller's remedies in general","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-703\/"},{"id":76676,"section_number":"8.2-707","catch_line":"\"Person in the position of a seller.\"","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-707\/"},{"id":74675,"section_number":"8.7-403","catch_line":"Obligation of bailee to deliver; excuse","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.7-403\/"},{"id":83770,"section_number":"8.7-504","catch_line":"Rights acquired in the absence of due negotiation; effect of diversion; seller's stoppage of delivery","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.7-504\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69584,"section_number":"8.2-702","catch_line":"Seller's remedies on discovery of buyer's insolvency","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-702\/"}],"permalink":{"id":282283,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87075,"identifier":"8.2-705","token":"8.2\/7\/8.2-705","url":"\/8.2-705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-705\/","token":"8.2\/7\/8.2-705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Seller’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The seller may stop delivery of goods in the possession<\/span> of a carrier or other bailee when he discovers the buyer to be insolvent (§ 8.2-702<\/a>) and may stop delivery of carload, truckload, planeload or larger shipments of express or freight when the buyer repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery or if for any other reason the seller has a right to withhold or reclaim the goods. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> As against such buyer the seller may stop delivery until: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> receipt of the goods by the buyer; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> acknowledgment to the buyer by any bailee of the goods except a carrier that the bailee holds the goods for the buyer; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> such acknowledgment to the buyer by a carrier by reshipment or as a warehouse; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> negotiation to the buyer of any negotiable document of title covering the goods. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> (a) To stop delivery the seller must so notify as to enable the bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> After such notification the bailee must hold and deliver the goods according to the directions of the seller but the seller is liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> If a negotiable document of title has been issued for goods the bailee is not obliged to obey a notification to stop until surrender of possession<\/span> or control of the document. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not obliged to obey a notification to stop received from a person other than the consignor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSELLER’S STOPPAGE OF DELIVERY IN TRANSIT OR OTHERWISE (\u00a7 8.2-705)\n\n1. The seller may stop delivery of goods in the possession of a carrier or other\nbailee when he discovers the buyer to be insolvent (§ 8.2-702) and may stop\ndelivery of carload, truckload, planeload or larger shipments of express or\nfreight when the buyer repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery\nor if for any other reason the seller has a right to withhold or reclaim the\ngoods.\n\n2. As against such buyer the seller may stop delivery until:\n\n a. receipt of the goods by the buyer; or\n\n b. acknowledgment to the buyer by any bailee of the goods except a carrier\n that the bailee holds the goods for the buyer; or\n\n c. such acknowledgment to the buyer by a carrier by reshipment or as a\n warehouse; or\n\n d. negotiation to the buyer of any negotiable document of title covering the\n goods.\n\n3. (a) To stop delivery the seller must so notify as to enable the bailee by\nreasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods.\n\n b. After such notification the bailee must hold and deliver the goods\n according to the directions of the seller but the seller is liable to the\n bailee for any ensuing charges or damages.\n\n c. If a negotiable document of title has been issued for goods the bailee is\n not obliged to obey a notification to stop until surrender of possession or\n control of the document.\n\n d. A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not obliged to\n obey a notification to stop received from a person other than the consignor.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.","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}}