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by namanaggarwal 1048 days ago
Will this be admissible in court of law ? I know docusign is.

On what basis is it determined that particular signing tech is admissable

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It varies by jurisdiction, but examples like this show that very little can be needed.

https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-ruled-thumbs-up-emoji-...

Varies by jurisdiction of course. Under American law and similar systems the admissibility of a type of evidence is established by it having been admitted before, and the initial admission is based on the judgement of some individual judge.
> American law and similar systems the admissibility of a type of evidence is established by it having been admitted before

It’s also been statute since 2000 [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Signatures_in_Glo...

It would also vary by use-case. Some regulated industries have specific standards required for an electronic signature — and hitting those standards is typically an add-on cost for systems like Docusign.