                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING CONTRACTS (§
2.2-4340.2)

No action may be brought by a state public body on any architectural or
engineering services contract, including architectural or engineering services
contracts governed by Chapter 43.1 (§ 2.2-4378 et seq.), unless such action is
brought within 15 years after completion of the contract. For the purposes of
this section, completion of the contract is the final payment to the contractor
pursuant to the terms of the contract. However, if the architectural or
engineering services are for a construction project for which a final
certificate of occupancy or written final acceptance of the project is issued
prior to final payment, the 15-year period to bring an action shall commence no
later than 12 months from the date of the certificate of occupancy or written
final acceptance of the project. In no case shall such action be brought more
than five years after written notice by the state public body to the contractor
of a defect or breach giving rise to the cause of action. The state public body
shall not unreasonably delay written notice to the contractor.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 496, 497.