Legal analysis: chat records count as evidence. According to Article 42 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), all facts that prove the true situation of a case are evidence. There are seven kinds of evidence:

(1) Physical evidence and documentary evidence;

(2) Testimony of witnesses;

(3) the victim's statement;

(4) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;

(5) Evaluation conclusion;

(6) Records of the inquest and inspection;

(7) Audio-visual materials.

The above evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case. Electronic data refers to information formed or stored in electronic media by means of e-mail, electronic data exchange, online chat records, blogs, Weibo, SMS, electronic signature and domain name. To sum up, chat records belong to one kind of electronic data.

Legal basis: Article 42 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) proves that all the facts in this case are evidence. There are seven kinds of evidence:

(1) Physical evidence and documentary evidence;

(2) Testimony of witnesses;

(3) the victim's statement;

(4) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;

(5) Evaluation conclusion;

(6) Records of the inquest and inspection;

(7) Audio-visual materials.

The above evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.