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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-485

Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

Known as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

The act spans §§ 59.1-479 to 59.1-498 (20 sections).

2000, c. 995.

(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

(b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

(d) If a law requires a signature, or provides for certain consequences in the absence of a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.