Is a copy of the contract valid for litigation?

Evidence is a variety of materials that prove the facts of a case. Including party statements, documentary evidence, physical evidence, audio and video recordings, witness testimony, appraisal conclusions, etc. In general, the original of the evidence must be provided to the court, however, in some cases a copy can be provided.

As long as the facts of the case can be proved, and as long as the parties have no objection to the validity of the evidence, the court will accept it. Some of the original evidence is lost, or through the investigation of the case, it can be proved that the original can no longer exist, as long as there is a copy, it can also prove the facts of the case, and the court will accept it. The Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Proceedings stipulate that parties providing evidence to the people's court shall provide the original or original items.

Where it is necessary to preserve the original evidence or the original by oneself, or where it is truly difficult to provide the original or original, a copy or reproduction that has been verified by the people's court may be provided. Copies of evidence cannot be used as a basis for determining facts alone, and need to be supported by other evidence. If, upon verification by the court, the photocopy can be verified with the original, it may be used as the basis for determining the facts of the case and a judgment is made.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Proceedings provides evidence to the people's courts, where parties provide the original or original items. Where it is necessary to preserve the original or original evidence by oneself, or where it is truly difficult to provide the original or original, a copy or reproduction that has been verified by the people's court may be provided.

A copy of the contract cannot be used as the basis for a verdict because it cannot be checked with the original. You need to reinforce the evidence.

Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Proceedings

Article 65: Adjudicators may conduct a review and determination of a single piece of evidence in the following aspects:

1) Whether the evidence is the original, a copy of the original, or a copy of the original is consistent with the original or the original;

2) Whether the evidence is relevant to the facts of the case;

3) Whether the form and ** of the evidence comply with the provisions of law;

4) Whether the content of the evidence is true;

5) Whether the witness or the person providing the evidence has an interest in the party.

Legal analysis: A copy of the contract can be litigated, but it cannot be presented as a separate evidence, but if there is other evidence that can support the authenticity of the copy, it can be used as effective evidence. The scanned copy of the contract is **, which exists in the form of a copy, and can technically be tampered with by retouching software such as ps, so if there is only a scanned copy, the ability to prove as evidence is very low, unless the authenticity of the content of the scanned copy of the other party is recognized, otherwise there needs to be other evidence to support it, otherwise it is difficult to get the support of the court based on the scanned copy of the contract alone.

Legal basis: Article 70 of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that documentary evidence shall be submitted in original. Physical evidence shall be submitted in its original form. If it is truly difficult to submit the original or the original, a copy, **, copy, or excerpt may be submitted.

Article 78 of the Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that: "If the evidentiary materials are reproductions, and the person providing them refuses to provide the original or the clues of the originals, there is no other material to corroborate, and the other party refuses to admit it, it shall not be used as the basis for determining the facts in the litigation." ”

Legal analysis: In general, the original evidence must be provided to the court, but in some cases, photocopies can be provided. As long as the facts of the case can be proven, and as long as the parties have no other objections to the validity of the evidence, the court will accept it.

Some of the original evidence is lost, or through the investigation of the case, it can be proved that the original no longer exists. As long as there is a photocopy, which can also prove the facts of the case, the court will also accept the photocopy.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Proceedings provides evidence to the people's courts, where parties provide the original or original items. Where it is necessary to preserve the original evidence or old items by oneself, or where it is truly difficult to provide the originals or originals, they may provide the re-infiltration finger liter parts or replicas that have been verified by the people's courts.