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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>378298</law_id><section_number>8.7-509</section_number><catch_line>Receipt or bill; when adequate compliance with commercial contract</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="26" identifier="8.7">Commercial Code &#x2014; Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="5">Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whether a document is adequate to fulfill the obligations of a <span class="dictionary">contract</span> for sale, a <span class="dictionary">contract</span> for lease, or the conditions of a letter of credit is governed by the titles on sales (Title 8.2), leases (Title 8.2A), or letters of credit (Title 8.5A).</p></section></text><history>1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
