CODE OF VIRGINIA

LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND ELECTRONIC
CONTRACTS (§ 59.1-485)

(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.

HISTORY: 2000, c. 995.