Section 13A-8-110 – Short Title.

Section 13A-8-110 Short title. This article may be cited as The Alabama Digital Crime Act. (Act 2012-432, p. 1192, §1.)

Section 13A-8-111 – Definitions.

Section 13A-8-111 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCESS. To gain entry to, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or intercept data from, alter data or computer software in, or otherwise make use of any resource of a computer, computer system, or computer network. (2) […]

Section 13A-8-112 – Computer Tampering.

Section 13A-8-112 Computer tampering. (a) A person who acts without authority or who exceeds authorization of use commits the crime of computer tampering by knowingly: (1) Accessing and altering, damaging, or destroying any computer, computer system, or computer network. (2) Altering, damaging, deleting, or destroying computer programs or data. (3) Disclosing, using, controlling, or taking […]

Section 13A-8-113 – Encoded Data Fraud.

Section 13A-8-113 Encoded data fraud. (a) A person commits the crime of encoded data fraud by: (1) Knowingly and with the intent to commit an unlawful act or to defraud, possessing a scanning device; or knowingly and with intent to commit an unlawful act or defraud, using or attempting to use a scanning device to […]

Section 13A-8-114 – Phishing.

Section 13A-8-114 Phishing. (a) A person commits the crime of phishing if the person by means of an Internet web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise using the Internet, solicits, requests, or takes any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing that the person, either directly or by implication, is a […]

Section 13A-8-115 – Disclosure of Stored Wire or Electronic Communications, Transaction Records, Etc.

Section 13A-8-115 Disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications, transaction records, etc. (a) A law enforcement officer, a prosecuting attorney, or the Attorney General may require the disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications, as well as transactional records and subscriber information pertaining thereto, to the extent and under the procedures and conditions provided for […]

Section 13A-8-116 – Warrants From Other States.

Section 13A-8-116 Warrants from other states. (a) An Alabama corporation or business entity that provides electronic communication services or remote computing services to the general public, when served with a warrant issued by another state to produce records that could reveal the identity of the customers using those services, data stored by, or on behalf […]

Section 13A-8-117 – Forfeiture of Certain Computers, Software, Etc.

Section 13A-8-117 Forfeiture of certain computers, software, etc. (a) On conviction of a violation of this article or any other violation of the criminal laws of Alabama, the court shall order that any computer, computer system, computer network, instrument of communication, software or data that was owned or used by the defendant with the owner’s […]

Section 13A-8-118 – Prosecution.

Section 13A-8-118 Prosecution. A person who is subject to prosecution under this article and any other law of this state may be prosecuted under either or both laws. (Act 2012-432, p. 1192, §9.)

Section 13A-8-119 – Activities of Law Enforcement Agencies, Political Subdivisions, Etc.

Section 13A-8-119 Activities of law enforcement agencies, political subdivisions, etc. Nothing in this article prohibits any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state or a law enforcement agency of the United States or of an intelligence agency of the United […]