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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377901</law_id><section_number>8.1A-308</section_number><catch_line>Performance or acceptance under reservation of rights</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="13" identifier="8.1A">Uniform Commercial Code &#x2014; General Provisions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="3">Territorial Applicability and General Rules</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> A <span class="dictionary">party</span> that with explicit reservation of rights performs or promises performance or assents to performance in a manner demanded or offered by the other <span class="dictionary">party</span> does not thereby prejudice the rights reserved. Such words as &#x201C;without prejudice,&#x201D; &#x201C;under protest,&#x201D; or the like are sufficient. <a id="paragraph-1409557" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.1A-308/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Subsection (a) does not apply to an accord and satisfaction. <a id="paragraph-1409558" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.1A-308/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1964, c. 219, &#xA7; 8.1-207; 1992, c. 693; 2003, c. 353.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
