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Va. Code § 59.1-491: Admissibility of evidence

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  1. Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE
  2. Chapter 42.1. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT

(a) In any proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.(b) In determining the evidentiary weight to be given a particular electronic signature, the trier of fact shall consider whether the electronic signature is: (i) unique to the signer, (ii) capable of verification, (iii) under the signer's sole control, (iv) linked to the record in such a manner that it can be determined if any data contained in the record was changed subsequent to the electronic signature being affixed to the record, and (v) created by a method appropriately reliable for the purpose for which the electronic signature was used. The trier of fact may consider any other relevant and probative evidence affecting the authenticity and/or validity of the electronic signature.2000, c. 995.

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