{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-502.6","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-502.6","heading":"Offer and acceptance; electronic agents","body":"(a) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents. If the interaction results in the electronic agents' engaging in operations that under the circumstances indicate acceptance of an offer, a contract is formed, but a court may grant appropriate relief if the operations resulted from fraud, electronic mistake, or the like.(b) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person. A contract is formed if the individual takes an action or makes a statement that the individual can refuse to take or say and that the individual has reason to know will:(1) cause the electronic agent to perform, provide benefits, or allow the use or access that is the subject of the contract, or send instructions to do so; or(2) indicate acceptance, regardless of other expressions or actions by the individual to which the individual has reason to know the electronic agent cannot react.(c) The terms of a contract formed under subsection (b) are determined under § 59.1-502.8 or § 59.1-502.9 but do not include a term provided by the individual if the individual had reason to know that the electronic agent could not react to the term.2000, cc. 101, 996.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 43. UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT","Article 2. FORMATION AND TERMS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-502.6/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"17b1e7e4db0606b5e6b1b9db1ff9c13d515d1a8858134c248a544af1341f6bbb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-502.5","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-502.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}