Can mobile phone chat records be used as legal evidence?

Legal analysis: mobile phone chat records can be used as legal evidence. According to the judicial interpretation, mobile phone chat records, as a kind of electronic data, can be used as evidence in litigation. However, because electronic data is easy to be tampered with and forged, when using mobile phone chat records as evidence, the parties concerned should pay attention to prove the integrity of both parties, chat information and the legitimacy of the means of obtaining chat information, so as to form a complete chain of evidence with stronger probative power.

Legal basis: Article 14 of the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Litigation includes the following information and electronic documents: (1) information published by web pages, blogs, Weibo and other online platforms; (2) Communication information of network application services such as short messages, e-mails, instant messaging and communication groups; (3) User registration information, identity authentication information, electronic transaction records, communication records, login logs and other information; (four) documents, pictures, audio, video, digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic files; (5) Other information stored, processed and transmitted in digital form that can prove the facts of the case.

The evidence in Article 63 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) includes: (1) the statement of the parties; (2) Documentary evidence; (3) Physical evidence; (4) Audio-visual materials; (5) Electronic data; (6) Testimony of witnesses; (7) Appraisal opinions; (8) Records of the inquest. Evidence must be verified before it can be used as a basis for ascertaining facts.