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17-A §431. Definitions

§431. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1989, c. 620 (NEW).] 1.  “Access” means to gain logical entry into, instruct, communicate with, store data in or retrieve data from any computer resource.   [PL 1989, c. 620 (NEW).] 2.  “Computer” means […]

17-A §432. Criminal invasion of computer privacy

§432. Criminal invasion of computer privacy 1.  A person is guilty of criminal invasion of computer privacy if the person intentionally accesses any computer resource knowing that the person is not authorized to do so.   [PL 1989, c. 620 (NEW).] 2.  Criminal invasion of computer privacy is a Class D crime.   [PL 1989, […]

17-A §433. Aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy

§433. Aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy 1.  A person is guilty of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy if the person:   A. Intentionally makes an unauthorized copy of any computer program, computer software or computer information, knowing that the person is not authorized to do so;   [PL 1989, c. 620 (NEW).] B. […]

17-A §434. Prosecution of invasion of computer privacy

§434. Prosecution of invasion of computer privacy 1.  The crime of criminal invasion of computer privacy as defined in section 432 may be prosecuted and punished in:   A. The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant accessed the computer resource; or   [PL 2011, c. 133, §1 (NEW).] B. A county […]

17-A §435. Added jurisdiction to prosecute

§435. Added jurisdiction to prosecute 1.  In addition to the State’s having jurisdiction pursuant to section 7 to convict a person under section 432 or 433, the State has jurisdiction to convict a person under this chapter when that person is physically located outside of this State and the prohibited conduct:   A. Occurs outside […]