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Informatization of social life objectively affects the peculiarities of the criminal process. In particular, this applies to such an important category as the source of evidence.

According to Art. 84 of the CPC of Ukraine, evidence in criminal proceedings are factual data obtained in accordance with the procedure provided for in this Code, on the basis of which an investigator, a prosecutor, an investigating judge and a court determine the presence or absence of facts and circumstances that are relevant to the criminal proceedings and are subject to proof.

The procedural sources of evidence, the current legislation recognizes evidence, material evidence, documents and expert opinions.

On the criterion of criminal proceedings electronic displays are similar to substantive evidence.

Electronic display can exist in various forms, in particular: the named area of data – a file; An array of data with a unique Internet address – a site; Collection of systematized data – database; A combination of computer instructions and data – a computer program; Information exchange tool – messenger and the like. It can be static (file) or dynamic, variable (web site, chat, traffic). However, in any case, the main property of electronic display remains its integrity, systemicity, structuring. It is perceived by man as a single holistic object, the content of which is certain information that can be used as evidence in a criminal proceeding.

Consequently, the CPC of Ukraine is invited to add to Article 1001 the following content:

«Article 1001. Electronic display

An electronic display is an integral system of information and (or) computer instructions in the information network or on a technical medium that can be used as proof of the fact or circumstances that are established during the criminal

Electronic displays, provided the information provided for in part one of this article is in them, includes:

portals, sites in the computer network;

electronic databases;

files and groups of files;

the content of e-mail, chats;

output and executable modules of computer programs;

other information and (or) computer instructions in the information network or on the technical carrier».

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