Proof and effect of authentication
Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-501.8
in effect(a) Authentication may be proven in any manner, including a showing that a party made use of information or access that could have been available only if it engaged in conduct or operations that authenticated the record or term.
(b) Compliance with a commercially reasonable attribution procedure agreed to or adopted by the parties or established by law for authenticating a record authenticates the record as a matter of law.
2000, cc. 101 , 996 .
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