The validity period of SMS as evidence

Legal analysis: the validity period of SMS as evidence needs to be determined according to the time limit of proof notified by the court in a specific case, and it will not be affected by your evidence carrier. As evidence and other evidence, SMS has no particularity in time limit. In other words, if the court asks you to hand over all the evidence within half a month, you can only give evidence to the court within this half a month. Of course, if you have difficulties, you can ask the court for an extension, but this period will not be shortened because of your short message and will not be lengthened because of your documentary evidence.

Legal Basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 99 The people's court shall determine the time limit for the parties to give evidence in the preparatory stage before the trial. The time limit for adducing evidence may be negotiated by the parties and approved by the people's court. The people's court shall set a time limit for presenting evidence. The time limit for presenting evidence in ordinary procedural cases of first instance shall not be less than 15 days, and the time limit for providing new evidence in cases of second instance shall not be less than 10 days. After the expiration of the time limit for adducing evidence, if a party applies for refuting the evidence already provided or correcting the defects in the source and form of the evidence, the people's court may, at its discretion, re-determine the time limit for adducing evidence, without being restricted by the provisions of the preceding paragraph.