{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-485","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-485","heading":"Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts","body":"(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.2000, c. 995.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 42.1. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-485/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"b170f8decb46180299b32d289a7bc109e03fb8a887a57c7e0c9a8269fb94b013","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-484","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-486"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}