Online Security, a global provider of computer forensics and information technology risk mitigation since 1997   << Back to referring page State / Statute Name Trespass/ Intrusion Tampering/ Destruction Fraud Unauthorized Use Interruption of services Piracy Privacy/ Invasion Punishment ARIZONA;AZ. REV. STAT. § 13-2316 Computer tampering X X X X X1     Class 3 to Class 6 Felony. CALIFORNIA*;CAL. PENAL CODE § 502(C)(4) N/A   X X     X   Up to 3 years imprison- ment COLORADO*; COL. REV. STAT. § 18.5.5-102 (1)(e) Computer crime   X     X     Class 3 Misde- meanor to Class 3 Felony FLORIDA;FL. STAT. ANN. § 815.04 Offenses against intellectual property   X       X   Not determin-able LOUISIANA;LA. REV. STAT. ANN.§ 14:73.3 Offenses against computer equipment or supplies   X       X   Up to 5 years imprison-ment MISSISSIPPI;MISS. CODE. ANN. § 97-45-9 Offenses against intellectual property   X       X   Up to 5 years imprison-ment MICHIGAN;MICH. CONS. LAWS § 752.795 Prohibited conduct   X     X     Felony NEW HAMPSHIRE*;N.H. STAT. ANN 638:17.IV–VI. Computer related offenses   X     X   X Up to Class A Felony NEW YORK;N.Y. PENAL LAW § 156.20 Computer tampering in the 4th X X   X X     Class A Misde-meanor N.Y. PENAL LAW § 156.25 Computer tampering in the 3rd X X X X X     Class E Felony N.Y. PENAL LAW § 156.26 Computer tampering in the 2nd X X X X X     Class D Felony N.Y. PENAL LAW § 156.17 Computer tampering in the 1st X X X X X     Class C Felony ILLINOIS;ILL. COMP. STAT. § 5/16D-3 Computer Tampering X X X X X     Class B Misde-meanor to Class 3 Felony. INDIANA;IND. CODE § 35-43-1-4 Computer Tampering   X           Class D to Class B Felony LOUISIANA;LA. REV. STAT. ANN. § 14:73.7 Computer Tampering   X   X   X   6 months to 15 years. MISSOURI;MO. REV. STAT. § 569.095 Tampering with computer data   X       X X Class A Misde-meanor to D Felony. MO. REV. STAT. § 569.099 Tampering with computer users X       X     Class A Misde-meanor to D Felony OKLAHOMA*;21 OKLA. STAT. § 1953 (2002) Prohibited Acts   X       X   Felony SOUTH DAKOTA*;S.D. COD. LAWS § 43-43B-1 (6), (8)–(9) Unlawful uses of computer system   X           Class 4 Felony to Class 3 Felony TENNESSEE*;TENN. CODE ANN. § 39-14-602 Violations   X           Class A Misde- meanor PENNSYLVANIA;18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 7613 (2003) Computer theft X     X    X2   Felony of the third degree VERMONT;13 VT. STAT. ANN. § 4105 Theft or destruction   X       X   Up to ten years imprison- ment WASHINGTON; WASH. REV. CODE § 9A.48.070 Malicious mischief in the first degree   X     X     Class B Felony WASH. REV. CODE § 9A.48.070 Malicious mischief in the first degree   X     X     Class C Felony WASH. REV. CODE § 9A.48.070 Malicious mischief in the first degree   X     X     Gross Misde-meanor WEST VIRGINIA;W. VA. CODE § 61-3C-7(a) Alteration, destruction, etc., of computer equipment   X     X     Misde-meanor W. VA. CODE 61-3C-7(b) Alteration, destruction, etc., of computer equipment   X     X     Felony WISCONSIN*;WIS. STAT. § 943.70 (3) Offenses against computers, computer equipment or supplies   X           Up to Class C Felony WYOMING;WYO. STAT. ANN. § 6-3-502 Crimes against intellectual property   X       X   Felony, up to 3 years imprison-ment. * In some situations, such as with California, if a state has dealt directly with a particular category of computer crime within the context of a larger encompassing computer crime statute, we have included in our statutory analysis a cross reference to the relevant subsection of that state’s statute. We have denoted states that are also listed in our general computer crime statute section with a ‘*’. 1 Under the Arizona statute the interruption of services requirement are strict in that the interruption must both a) cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress and b) serve no legitimate purpose. 2 See also Unlawful Duplication, 18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 7614 (2003) (dealing explicitly with piracy). Top << Back to referring page