Cable theft is a widespread crime with serious consequences.
Any unauthorized attachment of a wire, cable or other device to a part of the cable system is considered theft of service. This includes any unauthorized modification of Time Warner Equipment. Every person who knowingly and willfully makes or maintains an unauthorized connection or connections, whether physically, electronically, or inductively, or purchases, possesses, attaches, or maintains the attachment of any unauthorized device or devices to any cable, wire or other component of a franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable television system or to a television cable or set or makes or maintains any modification or alternation to any device installed with the authorization of a franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable television system, for the purpose of intercepting or receiving any program or other service carried by a franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable television system to receive, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by stiff fines or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days, or both. For the purpose of this section, each such purchase, possession, connection, or attachment shall constitute a separate violation of this section. Under state and local laws it is illegal to knowingly and willfully manufacture, import into this state, distribute, sell, offer to sell, possess for sale, or advertise for sale any device, or any plan of kit for a device designed in whole or in part to decode, descramble signal carried by a cable t elevision system.