1.Electronic documents

The document as a text file, graphics, music, film or mixed resulting from the work of a computer program, a non-writable, then read. It has the features of the document, which confirms the truth of the occurrence of the events, circumstances, events and characteristics of the file. It may therefore be evidence in legal procedures.

2.Distribution of electronic documents

Remote Access - not physical in nature, that is not stored on the media despite the lack of physical form have a location (the place where they are established); are documents that exist on the Internet, or Web pages, books, the Internet, artykułyz electronic journals, etc.

Local access - exist in physical form, posted on a physical medium, eg. CD, DVD, designed to be inserted by the user to the computer.

3.Statutory definition

Act of 2005 "computerization of entities performing public tasks", contains the following definitions: "electronic document - constituting an individual semantic set of data arranged in a specific internal structure and stored on computer data storage medium" and "computer data carrier - material or apparatus for recording, storing and reading data in digital form ".Zwraca attention to numerous inaccuracies wording laws and concerns associated with their use. In particular, the literal treatment of the recording of the Act, an electronic document can not be transmitted electronically, because then, as not stored on a data carrier, loses its character (ceases to be an electronic document within the meaning of the Act). This is in contrast for example. To art. 14 § 1 of the Code of Administrative Procedure, speaking on service of electronic means of electronic communication.