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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363253</law_id><section_number>4.1-517</section_number><catch_line>Reasonableness and good faith</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="7" identifier="4.1">Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Alcoholic Beverage Control Act</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="9" identifier="5">Beer Franchise Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Every <span class="dictionary">agreement</span> entered into under this chapter shall impose on the parties the obligation to act in good faith. <a id="paragraph-1353730" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-517/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> This chapter shall impose on every term and provision of any <span class="dictionary">agreement</span> a requirement of reasonableness. Every term or provision shall be interpreted so that the requirements or obligations imposed therein are reasonable. <a id="paragraph-1353731" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-517/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 549, &#xA7; 4-118.20:1; 1993, c. 866.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
