{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-501.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-501.8","heading":"Proof and effect of authentication","body":"(a) Authentication may be proven in any manner, including a showing that a party made use of information or access that could have been available only if it engaged in conduct or operations that authenticated the record or term.(b) Compliance with a commercially reasonable attribution procedure agreed to or adopted by the parties or established by law for authenticating a record authenticates the record as a matter of law.2000, cc. 101, 996.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 43. UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-501.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"60fde6bba337bdf62d91ce513e38a0bac695ffa6cf7c2f173ccceb64a853b8ef","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-501.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-501.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}