Can WeChat chat be used as evidence?

The Civil Procedure Law clarifies that electronic data is the legal type of evidence, and the Judicial Interpretation of the Civil Procedure Law further clarifies that electronic data refers to information formed or stored in electronic media through e-mail, online chat records of electronic data, blogs, Weibo, SMS, electronic signatures, domain names, etc.

The information on WeChat platform exists in the form of electronic data, which belongs to the scope of evidence stipulated by the Civil Procedure Law.

Whether WeChat chat records can become evidence needs to meet two preconditions:

First, it can be proved that WeChat users are both parties.

The second is the integrity of WeChat chat records.

Legal basis:

Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that:

All the materials that can be used to prove the facts of the case are evidence. Evidence includes: (1) physical evidence; (2) Documentary evidence; (3) Testimony of witnesses; (4) the victim's statement; (5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants; (6) Appraisal opinions; (7) Records of the inquest, inspection, appraisal, investigation and experiment; (8) Audio-visual materials and electronic data. The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.

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