No contract. Can WeChat chat records be used as evidence?

No contract and WeChat chat records can be used as evidence. According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, electronic data includes but is not limited to the following information and electronic files: (1) information published through web pages, blogs, Weibo, friends circle, post bars, network disks and other network 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 and video, digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic documents. Evidence recorded in digital form, such as witness testimony, victim statements, confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants, does not belong to electronic data. If it is really necessary, the collection, extraction, retrieval and examination of relevant evidence may be carried out with reference to these Provisions.

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Article 64 Burden of Proof and Burden of Proof of People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law (revised 20 17) The parties have the responsibility to provide evidence to prove their claims. The people's court shall investigate and collect evidence that the parties and their agents ad litem cannot collect on their own due to objective reasons, or evidence that the people's court considers necessary for hearing a case. The people's court shall comprehensively and objectively examine and verify the evidence in accordance with legal procedures.

Provisions on Several Issues Concerning Handling the Collection, Extraction, Examination and Judgment of Electronic Data in Criminal Cases Article 1 Electronic data are formed in the course of a case, stored, processed and transmitted in digital form, and can prove the facts of the case. Electronic data includes, but is not limited to, the following information and electronic files: (1) information published through web pages, blogs, Weibo, friends circle, post bars, network disks and other network 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 and video, digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic documents. Evidence recorded in digital form, such as witness testimony, victim statements, confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants, does not belong to electronic data. If it is really necessary, the collection, extraction, retrieval and examination of relevant evidence may be carried out with reference to these Provisions.