§ 59.1-485 – Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

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.