59.1-492 - Automated transactions. - Virginia Statutes

§ 59.1-492. Automated transactions.

In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:

(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of theparties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronicagents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements.

(2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and anindividual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person,including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that theindividual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or hasreason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction orperformance.

(3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive lawapplicable to the contract.

(2000, c. 995.)