Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-485, under Chapter 42. Fingerprinting in Connection with Business Transaction..

Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-485

(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.