{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-505.5","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-505.5","heading":"Performance by delegate; subcontract","body":"(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.2000, cc. 101, 996.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 43. UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT","Article 5. TRANSFER OF INTERESTS AND RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-505.5/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"f6c877a757c23e6253f0dcb6f0d43f4efe2943fc549d5aefa15a1ad7a431888a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-505.4","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-505.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}