A person is guilty of unauthorized use of a computer when he knowingly uses or causes to be used a computer or computer service without authorization and the computer utilized is equipped or programmed with any device or coding system, a function of which is to prevent the unauthorized use of said computer or computer system. Unauthorized use of a computer is a class A misdemeanor. Computer trespass is a class E felony. Computer tampering in the second degree A person is guilty of computer tampering in the second degree when he uses or causes to be used a computer or computer service and having no right to do so he intentionally alters in any manner or destroys computer data or a computer program of another person. Computer tampering in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Computer tampering in the first degree is a class E felony.
Unlawful duplication of computer related material is a class E felony. Section 156.35 Criminal possession of computer related material A person is guilty of criminal possession of computer related material when having no right to do so, he knowingly possesses, in any form, any copy, reproduction or duplicate of any computer data or computer program which was copied, reproduced or duplicated in violation of section 156.30 of this article, with intent to benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof. Criminal possession of computer related material is a class E felony. Return to Computer Crime Index. Return to Front Page.