Virginia § 8.01-465.19 Asserting and defending foreign-money claim

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-465.19 — Asserting and defending foreign-money claim

Virginia § 8.01-465.19

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 17.3UNIFORM FOREIGN-MONEY CLAIMS ACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-465.19 (2026).

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A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars.

An opposing party may allege and shall prove that all or part of a claim is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant. A person may assert a defense, setoff, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.

The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.

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A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars.

An opposing party may allege and shall prove that all or part of a claim is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant. A person may assert a defense, setoff, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.

The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.