§ 59.1-485 — Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

Virginia § 59.1-485

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 59.1: TRADE AND COMMERCE
• Ch. 42.1: UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT

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(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.

Legislative History

2000, c. 995.