Are chat records considered evidence?

Hello, chat records are considered evidence and are a type of electronic evidence! According to my country's Civil Procedure Law and its relevant regulations, evidence includes eight types of statements, documentary evidence, physical evidence, audio-visual materials, electronic data, witness testimony, appraisal opinions, and inspection records. Among them, web pages, blogs, microblogs and other online platforms publish Information; communication information of network application services such as mobile phone text messages, emails, instant messaging, communication groups; user registration information, identity authentication information, electronic transaction records, communication records, login logs and other information; documents, pictures, audio, video , digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic files; documents, pictures, audios, videos, digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic files; other information stored, processed, and transmitted in digital form that can prove the facts of the case, all belong to electronic data.

It should be noted that the evidence must be verified to be true before it can be used as the basis for determining the facts. Chat records must be used as evidence and the original carrier must be retained.

Legal basis:

Article 63 of the Civil Procedure Law: Evidence includes:

(1) Statements of the parties;

< p>(2) Documentary evidence;

(3) Physical evidence;

(4) Audio-visual materials;

(5) Electronic data;

< p>(6) Witness testimony;

(7) Expert opinion;

(8) Inspection records.

Evidence must be verified to be true before it can be used as a basis for determining facts.

Article 14 of "Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Litigation (2019 Revision)": Electronic data includes the following information and electronic files:

(1) Web pages and blogs , information published on network platforms such as microblogs;

(2) Communication information from network application services such as mobile phone text messages, emails, instant messaging, communication groups, etc.;

(3) User registration information, identity authentication information, electronic transaction records, communication records, login logs and other information;

(4) 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.