Code of Virginia § 59.1-491. Admissibility of evidence.
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(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 .