Can chat records be used as evidence of non-payment of debts?

Chat records can be used as evidence that you owe money and don't pay it back.

If the WeChat chat record of owing money is true, it can prove the existence of the legal relationship between lending and borrowing, which can be considered as evidence. The parties may also collect and provide other evidence that can prove the existence of the legal relationship between loans and loans, such as debit notes, receipts and other creditor's rights certificates, audio-visual materials, witness testimony and other evidence.

Failing to pay back the evidence needed for prosecution if you owe money;

1, IOU;

2. receipt;

3. IOUs;

4. Creditor's rights certificate;

5. Other evidence that can prove the existence of the legal relationship between loans and loans.

To sum up, if the WeChat chat record of owing money is true, which can prove the existence of the legal relationship of lending, it can be considered as evidence. The parties may also collect and provide other evidence that can prove the existence of the legal relationship between loans and loans, such as debit notes, receipts and other creditor's rights certificates, audio-visual materials, witness testimony and other evidence.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Private Lending Cases.

When the lender brings a private lending lawsuit to the people's court, it shall provide debt vouchers such as IOUs, receipts and IOUs that can prove the existence of the legal relationship between lending and borrowing.

If the creditor's rights certificate such as IOUs, receipts and IOUs held by the parties does not specify the creditor, and the party holding the creditor's rights certificate brings a private lending lawsuit, the people's court shall accept it. The defendant raised a factual defense against the plaintiff's creditor qualification, and the people's court ruled that the plaintiff did not have the creditor qualification after examination and dismissed the prosecution.

Article 66 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Evidence includes:

(a) Statements 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.

Article 67 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The parties have the responsibility to provide evidence for 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.