What is the basis of SMS as evidence in court?

Legal analysis: SMS can be used as court evidence: it can effectively express the content and can be retrieved at any time; It can reliably ensure that the content remains complete and unchanged from the final formation. However, adding endorsements to data messages and changing forms in the process of data exchange, storage and disclosure do not affect the integrity of data messages.

Legal basis: Article 5 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Electronic Signature Law * * * A data message that meets the following conditions shall be deemed to meet the original form requirements stipulated by laws and regulations:

(a) It can effectively express the content and can be used at any time;

(2) It can reliably ensure that the content remains complete and unchanged from the time it is finally formed. However, adding endorsements to data messages and changing forms in the process of data exchange, storage and disclosure do not affect the integrity of data messages.