Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?031+ful+SB1139ES1
Timestamp: 2017-12-15 16:14:38
Document Index: 386666428

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 30']

SENATE BILL NO. 1139 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Stolle) Senate Amendments in [ ] -- January 30, 2003 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-152.2, 18.2-152.3, 18.2-152.4, 18.2-152.6, 18.2-152.7, and 18.2-152.12 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-152.3:1 and by adding in Article 7.1 of Chapter 5 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-152.16 and by adding a section numbered 18.2-376.1, relating to spam, computer crimes and forfeiture.
1. That §§ 18.2-152.2, 18.2-152.3, 18.2-152.4, 18.2-152.6, 18.2-152.7, and 18.2-152.12 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted, and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-152.3:1 and by adding in Article 7.1 of Chapter 5 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-152.16 and by adding a section numbered 18.2-376.1, as follows:
1. Attempts attempts to cause or causes:
3. Attempts to cause or causes anoth+er A person to put false information into a computer.
A person is "without authority" when (i) he has no right or permission of the owner to use a computer or he uses a computer in a manner exceeding such right or permission or (ii) he uses a computer, a computer network, or the computer services of an electronic mail service provider to transmit unsolicited bulk electronic mail in contravention of the authority granted by or in violation of the policies set by the electronic mail service provider. Transmission of electronic mail from an organization to its members shall not be deemed to be unsolicited bulk electronic mail.
3. Convert the property of another shall be guilty of the crime of computer fraud.; is guilty of the crime of computer fraud.
A. Any person who uses a computer or computer network with the intent to:
1. Falsify or forge electronic mail transmission information or other routing information in any manner in connection with the transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail through or into the computer network of an electronic mail service provider or its subscribers; or
2. Knowingly sell, give, or otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give, or distribute software that (i) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission information or other routing information; (ii) has only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to facilitate or enable the falsification of electronic mail transmission information or other routing information; or (iii) is marketed by that person acting alone or with another for use in facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission information or other routing information is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if he commits a violation of this section and:
1. The unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE) was transmitted from accounts not lawfully registered in the defendant's name;
2. The volume of UBE transmitted exceeded 10,000 attempted recipients in any 24-hour period, 100,000 attempted recipients in any 30-day time period, or 1 million attempted recipients in any 1-year time period;
3. The revenue generated from a specific UBE transmission exceeded $1,000 or the total revenue generated from all UBE transmitted to any Internet Service Provider exceeded $50,000; or
4. The defendant knowingly hired, employed, used, or permitted any minor to assist in the transmission of UBE .
Transmission of electronic mail from an organization to its members shall not be deemed to be unsolicited bulk electronic mail.
CB. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of computer trespass, which offense shall be punishable as a Class 31 misdemeanor. If there is damage to the property of another valued at $2,500 or more caused by such person's reckless disregard for the consequences of his act in violation of this section, the offense shall be punished as a Class 1 misdemeanor 6 felony. If there is damage to the property of another valued at $2,500 or more caused by such person's malicious act in violation of this section, the offense shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.
Any person who willfully uses a computer or computer network, with intent to obtain computer services without authority, shall be guilty of the crime of theft of computer services, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the theft of computer services is valued at $2,500 or more , he is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B. If Under this article, if the injury arises from the transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail in contravention of the authority granted by or in violation of the policies set by the electronic mail service provider where the defendant has knowledge of the authority or policies of the EMSP or where the authority or policies of the EMSP are available on the electronic mail service provider's website, the injured person, other than an electronic mail service provider, may also recover attorneys' fees and costs, and may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the lesser of ten dollars $10 for each and every unsolicited bulk electronic mail message transmitted in violation of this article, or $25,000 per day. The injured person shall not have a cause of action against the electronic mail service provider which that merely transmits the unsolicited bulk electronic mail over its computer network. Transmission of electronic mail from an organization to its members shall not be deemed to be unsolicited bulk electronic mail.
C. If Under this article, if the injury arises from the transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail in contravention of the authority granted by or in violation of the policies set by the electronic mail service provider where the defendant has knowledge of the authority or policies of the EMSP or where the authority or policies of the EMSP are available on the electronic mail service provider's website, an injured electronic mail service provider may also recover attorneys' fees and costs, and may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the greater of ten dollars $1 for each and every intended recipient of an unsolicited bulk electronic mail message transmitted in violation of this article, or $25,000 per day where the intended recipient is an end user of the EMSP or $25,000 for each day an attempt is made to transmit an unsolicited bulk electronic mail message to an end user of the EMSP. In calculating the statutory damages under this provision, the court may adjust the amount awarded as necessary, but in doing so shall take into account the number of complaints to the EMSP generated by the defendant's messages, the defendant's degree of culpability, the defendant's prior history of such conduct, and the extent of economic gain resulting from the conduct. Transmission of electronic mail from an organization to its members shall not be deemed to be unsolicited bulk electronic mail.
§ 18.2-376.1 Enhanced penalties for using a computer in certain violations.
Any person who uses a computer in connection with a violation of §§ 18.2-374, 18.2-375, or § 18.2-376 is guilty of a separate and distinct Class 5 felony that shall be imposed in addition to any other punishment otherwise prescribed for a violation of any of those sections.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation [ is cannot be determined ] for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and [ cannot be determined ] for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.