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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64263</law_id><section_number>59.1-495</section_number><catch_line>Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by public bodies of the Commonwealth</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="42.1">Uniform Electronic Transactions Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Upon providing protection to preserve security and confidentiality, every public body of the Commonwealth may create and retain <span class="dictionary">electronic records</span> and convert written records to <span class="dictionary">electronic records</span>.</p></section></text><history>2000, c. 995.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
