Any pleading to be filed in any court may be sworn to before the clerk or any officer authorized to administer oath thereof. Fill in today's date and sign, indicating whether you are the Plaintiff or the. Defendant. 7.As of July 1, 2024, attorneys in Virginia can officially (and permanently!) use electronic signatures to sign pleadings in Virginia's state courts. Registered users can submit all case filings electronically to the SCV and the CAV through the VACES. I recieved a summons in the state of Virginia and it states that I must plead in proper legal form. Don't know what that means.