§ 59.1-496. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by public bodies; electronic filing of information permitted
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of § 59.1-490, and upon providing protection to preserve security and confidentiality, public bodies of the Commonwealth may (i) accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed with such public body and (ii) prescribe the methods of executing, recording, reproducing, and certifying […]
§ 59.1-497. Interoperability
A public body of the Commonwealth that adopts standards pursuant to § 59.1-496 and the Secretary of Administration may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other public bodies of the Commonwealth, other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with public bodies of the Commonwealth. If appropriate, those […]
§ 59.1-498. Reserved
Reserved.
§ 59.1-495. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by public bodies of the Commonwealth
Upon providing protection to preserve security and confidentiality, every public body of the Commonwealth may create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. 2000, c. 995.
§ 59.1-492. Automated transactions
In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents’ actions or the resulting terms and agreements. (2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent […]
§ 59.1-493. Time and place of sending and receipt
(a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it: (1) Is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient […]
§ 59.1-494. Transferable records
(a) In this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that: (1) Would be a note under Title 8.3A or a document under Title 8.7 if the electronic record were in writing; and (2) The issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is a transferable record. (b) A person has control of a transferable […]
§ 59.1-488. Effect of change or error
If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: (1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other party has not, and the nonconforming […]
§ 59.1-489. Notarization and acknowledgment
If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature […]
§ 59.1-490. Retention of electronic record
(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which: (1) Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record at the time and after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; […]