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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 2003, chapter 353<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1508883,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377892,"identifier":"8.1A-205","token":"8.1A\/2\/8.1A-205","url":"\/8.1A-205\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.1A-205\/","token":"8.1A\/2\/8.1A-205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reasonable time; seasonableness","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.1A-205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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b.<\/span> An action is taken seasonably if it is taken at or within the time agreed or, if no time is agreed, at or within a reasonable time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREASONABLE TIME; SEASONABLENESS (\u00a7 8.1A-205)\n\na. Whether a time for taking an action required by the Uniform Commercial Code\nis reasonable depends on the nature, purpose, and circumstances of the action.\n\nb. An action is taken seasonably if it is taken at or within the time agreed or,\nif no time is agreed, at or within a reasonable time.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219, \u00a7 8.1-204 (2)-(3); 2003, c. 353.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}