Legal Force Of An Electronic Document

In this study of an electronic document and its place in the legal field of the digital society, the authors analyze the problems associated with the very definition of this concept, its legal definition, as well as those pecularities of the electronic document that allow us to talk about its legal force. Modern society today, of course, is experiencing the impact of technological factors and things that seemed unshakable, well-established are transforming, acquiring new forms and significance. New digital technologies have an impact on state and public institutions, on the law itself, including its conceptual apparatus. Without documenting, it is impossible to ensure stable civil circulation, regardless of the form in which the document is submitted. The digitalization of society, the transformation of economic relations, has led to the need for the use of electronic documents, electronic document management. In this regard, the definition of regulatory requirements for an electronic document, its properties, which will uniquely determine its legal significance, is as relevant as ever. Given the variety and number of documents in the modern world, it is necessary to understand that depending on the type of document, its purpose and use, the attributes (details) and procedures that give it legal force will vary. Unfortunately, at the regulatory legal level in Russia, neither the concept of “document” nor the concept of “legal force” has been forced yet. The purpose of this study is to identify gaps in the legislation, an attempt to develop proposals for stabilizing this process.