CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERFORMANCE BY DELEGATE; SUBCONTRACT (§ 59.1-505.5)

(a. A party may perform its contractual duties or exercise its contractual
rights through a delegate or a subcontract unless:

   (1.  the contract prohibits delegation or subcontracting; or

   (2.  the other party has a substantial interest in having the original
   promisor perform or control the performance.

(b. Delegating or subcontracting performance does not relieve the delegating
party of a duty to perform or of liability for breach.

(c. An attempted delegation that violates a term prohibiting delegation is not
effective.

HISTORY: 2000, cc. 101, 996.