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VERMONT
§ 4105.
Theft or destruction
(a) A person shall not intentionally and without claim of
right deprive the owner of possession, take, transfer, copy,
conceal, or retain possession of, or intentionally and without
lawful authority, destroy any computer system, computer network,
computer software, computer program, or data contained in such
computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network.
Copying a commercially available computer program or computer
software is not a crime under this section, provided that
the computer program and computer software has a retail value
of $ 500.00 or less and is not copied for resale.
(b) Penalties. A person convicted of violating this section
shall be,
(1) if the damage or loss does not exceed $ 500.00 for a first offense, imprisoned
not more than one year or fined not more than $ 500.00, or both;
(2) if the damage or loss does not exceed $ 500.00 for a second or subsequent
offense, imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $ 1,000.00
or both; or
(3) if the damage or loss exceeds $ 500.00, imprisoned not more than ten years
or fined not more than $ 10,000.00, or both.
WASHINGTON
§ 9A.48.070. Malicious
mischief in the first degree
(1) A person is guilty of
malicious mischief in the first degree if he knowingly and
maliciously:
(a) Causes physical damage to the property of another in an amount exceeding
one thousand five hundred dollars;
(b) Causes an interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public
by physically damaging or tampering with an emergency vehicle or property of
the state, a political subdivision thereof, or a public utility or mode of
public transportation, power, or communication; or
(c) Causes an impairment of the safety, efficiency, or operation of an aircraft
by physically damaging or tampering with the aircraft or aircraft equipment,
fuel, lubricant, or parts.
(2) Malicious mischief in the first degree is a class B felony.
§ 9A.48.080. Malicious
mischief in the second degree
(1) A person is guilty of
malicious mischief in the second degree if he or she knowingly
and maliciously:
(a) Causes physical damage to the property of another in an amount exceeding
two hundred fifty dollars; or
(b) Creates a substantial risk of interruption or impairment of service rendered
to the public, by physically damaging or tampering with an emergency vehicle
or property of the state, a political subdivision thereof, or a public utility
or mode of public transportation, power, or communication.
(2) Malicious mischief in the second degree is a class C felony.
§ 9A.48.090. Malicious
mischief in the third degree. (Effective until July 1, 2004.)
(1) A person is guilty of
malicious mischief in the third degree if he or she:
(a) Knowingly and maliciously causes physical damage to the property of another,
under circumstances not amounting to malicious mischief in the first or second
degree; or
(b) Writes, paints, or draws any inscription, figure, or mark of any type on
any public or private building or other structure or any real or personal property
owned by any other person unless the person has obtained the express permission
of the owner or operator of the property, under circumstances not amounting
to malicious mischief in the first or second degree.
(2) (a) Malicious mischief in the third degree under subsection (1)(a) of this
section is a gross misdemeanor if the damage to the property is in an amount
exceeding fifty dollars; otherwise, it is a misdemeanor.
(b) Malicious mischief in the third degree under subsection (1)(b) of this
section is a gross misdemeanor.
WEST VIRGINIA
§ 61-3C-7. Alteration, destruction,
etc., of computer equipment
(a) Misdemeanor offenses -- Any person who knowingly, willfully
and without authorization, directly or indirectly, tampers
with, deletes, alters, damages or destroys or attempts to tamper
with, delete, alter, damage or destroy any computer, computer
network, computer software, computer resources, computer program
or computer data or who knowingly introduces, directly or indirectly,
a computer contaminant into any computer, computer program
or computer network which results in a loss of value of property
or computer services up to one thousand dollars, is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not more than one thousand dollars or confined in the county
or regional jail not more than six months, or both.
(b) Felony offenses -- Any person who knowingly, willfully
and without authorization, directly or indirectly, damages
or destroys or attempts to damage or destroy any computer,
computer network, computer software, computer resources, computer
program or computer data by knowingly introducing, directly
or indirectly, a computer contaminant into any computer, computer
program or computer network which results in a loss of value
of property or computer services more than one thousand dollars
is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than two hundred dollars and not more than ten
thousand dollars or confined in a state correctional facility
not more than ten years, or both, or, in the discretion of
the court, be fined not less than two hundred nor more than
one thousand dollars and confined in the county or regional
jail not more than one year.
WISCONSIN
*
(3) OFFENSES AGAINST COMPUTERS,
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES.
(a) Whoever willfully, knowingly and without authorization
does any of the following may be penalized as provided in par.
(b):
1. Modifies computer equipment or supplies that are used or
intended to be used in a computer, computer system or computer
network.
2. Destroys, uses, takes or damages a computer, computer system,
computer network or equipment or supplies used or intended
to be used in a computer, computer system or computer network.
WYOMING
§ 6-3-502.
Crimes against intellectual property; penalties
(a) A person commits a crime against intellectual property
if he knowingly and without authorization:
(i) Modifies data, programs or supporting documentation residing or existing
internal or external to a computer, computer system or computer network;
(ii) Destroys data, programs or supporting documentation residing or existing
internal or external to a computer, computer system or computer network;
(iii) Discloses or takes data, programs, or supporting documentation having
a value of more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($ 750.00) and which is a
trade secret or is confidential, as provided by law, residing or existing internal
or external to a computer, computer system or computer network.
(b) A crime against intellectual property is:
(i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years,
a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($ 3,000.00), or both, except
as provided in paragraph (ii) of this subsection;
(ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years,
a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($ 10,000.00), or both, if the
crime is committed with the intention of devising or executing a scheme or
artifice to defraud or to obtain property.
* 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 ‘*’.
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