# State Computer Crimes laws

| State          | Code                                                                                       | Public Access Link                                                                                                                              | Notes                                                                                                                            |
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| Alabama        | §13A-8-110 - 19                                                                            | Alabama Digital Crime Act.                                                                                                                      | Alabama Computer Crime Act (13-8-5) was repealed in 2012 –> Was replaced with the AL Digital Crime Act Civil Suits are permitted |
| Alaska         | 11.46.484                                                                                  | “Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree”                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                  |
| Arizona        | 13-2316                                                                                    | Computer tampering; venue; forfeiture; classification                                                                                           | No misdemeanor computer crimes but there are felony computer crimes                                                              |
| Arkansas       | § 5-41-103 & 5-41-104                                                                      | “Computer Fraud” // “Computer Trespass”                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                  |
| California     | CA Penal Code Section 502                                                                  | California “Computer Crimes”                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                  |
| Colorado       | § 18-5.5-102                                                                               | “Computer Crime”                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |
| Connecticut    | Computer crimes: Sec. 53a-251 through 53a-256; Internet crimes: Sec. 53-451 through 53-454 | Computer crimes; Internet crimes                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |
| Delaware       | § 935                                                                                      | “Misuse of Computer System Information”                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                  |
| Florida        | ss. 668.801-668.805                                                                        | <http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0600-0699/0668/0668PARTVContentsIndex.html>          |                                                                                                                                  |
| Georgia        | Article 6                                                                                  | Computer crimes                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  |
| Hawaii         | HI Rev Stat 708-895.5 to 708-895.7                                                         | 1st Deg Unauthorized Computer Access // 2nd Degree // 3d Degree                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  |
| Idaho          | ID Code § 18-2202 (2012)                                                                   | Computer Crime                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| Illinois       | 720 ILCS 5/16D‑3                                                                           | “Computer Tampering”                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                  |
| Indiana        | IC 35-43-1-4                                                                               | “Computer Tampering”                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                  |
| Iowa           | IA Code § 716.6B                                                                           | “Unauthorized Computer Access”                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| Kansas         | KS Code 21-3755 & 21-5839                                                                  | Computer Crime, Computer Trespass // Unlawful Acts Concerning Computers                                                                         |                                                                                                                                  |
| Kentucky       | KY Code 434.840 - 860                                                                      | “Unlawful Access to a Computer”                                                                                                                 | No civil provision                                                                                                               |
| Louisiana      | LA Rev Stat § 14:73.1 et seq                                                               | Computer Related Crime                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                  |
| Maine          | Title 17-A, Chapter 18:                                                                    | Computer Crimes                                                                                                                                 | No civil provision                                                                                                               |
| Maryland       | § 7-302                                                                                    | Unauthorized access to computers and related material                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                  |
| Massachusetts  | Ch. 266 §33A                                                                               | Obtaining computer services by fraud or misrepresentation                                                                                       | No civil provision                                                                                                               |
| Michigan       | 752.791, et seq.                                                                           | Fraudulent Access to Computers, Computer Systems and Computer Networks                                                                          |                                                                                                                                  |
| Minnesota      | 609.87, et seq.                                                                            | “Computer Crime” // Definitions // Computer Theft // Unauthorized Access // Facillitating Access                                                |                                                                                                                                  |
| Mississippi    | § 97-45-1 (sec 1-33)                                                                       | Computer Crimes and Identity Theft                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                  |
| Missouri       | 537.525, 569.095, et seq.                                                                  | 537.525: Tampering –> Civil Action Provision Tampering with computer data // Tampering with computer equipment // Tampering with computer users |                                                                                                                                  |
| Montana        | Mont. Code Ann. § 45-2-101, § 45-6-310, § 45-6-311                                         | Definitions // Definitions of computer use // Unlawful use of a computer                                                                        |                                                                                                                                  |
| Nebraska       | 28-1343.01 - 1348                                                                          | Computer Crimes Act                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                  |
| Nevada         | NRS 205.473 - 513                                                                          | Unlawful Acts Regarding Computers and Information Services                                                                                      | Civil Action allowed per NRS 205.511                                                                                             |
| New Hampshire  | 638:16 - 19                                                                                | Computer Crime                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| New Jersey     | NJ Rev Stat § 2C:20-1                                                                      | Definitions //                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| New Mexico     | § 30-45-1 through 30-45-7                                                                  | “computer abuse” // “unauthorized computer use” // definitions //                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  |
| New York       | Article 156                                                                                | Offenses Involving Computers                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                  |
| North Carolina | Article 60 § 14-453 - 58                                                                   | Computer-Related Crimes                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                  |
| North Dakota   | CHAPTER 12.1-06.1-08                                                                       | Computer fraud - Computer crime                                                                                                                 | Civil Action permitted                                                                                                           |
| Ohio           | 2913.04                                                                                    | Unauthorized use of property - computer, cable, or telecommunication property                                                                   |                                                                                                                                  |
| Oklahoma       | §21-1952 through §21-1958                                                                  | <http://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2011-12%20INT/sb/sb1310%20int.pdf>                                                                         |                                                                                                                                  |
| Oregon         | ORS 164.377                                                                                | Computer Crime                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| Pennsylvania   | 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §7601-7661                                                              | Computer Offenses                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  |
| Rhode Island   | RI Gen L § 11-52                                                                           | Computer Crime                                                                                                                                  | Civil Action permitted                                                                                                           |
| South Carolina | Chapter 16                                                                                 | <https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c016.php>                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  |
| South Dakota   | S.D. Cod. Laws § 43-43B-1 to § 43-43B-8                                                    | Computer Programs                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  |
| Tennessee      | 39-14-602                                                                                  | <http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/103/Bill/SB1085.pdf>                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                  |
| Texas          | Sec. 33                                                                                    | <https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.33.htm>                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  |
| Utah           | Title 63D                                                                                  | <https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63D/Chapter3/C63D-3-P1_2016051020160510.pdf>                                                                    |                                                                                                                                  |
| Vermont        | VSA 4101-4107                                                                              | <https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/13/087>                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                  |
| Virginia       | 18.2-152.1, et seq                                                                         | Virginia Computer Crimes Act                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                  |
| Washington     | 9A.90                                                                                      | <https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9A.90&full=true>                                                                                  | Civil Action permitted                                                                                                           |
| West Virginia  | Article 3C                                                                                 | <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/WVCODE/code.cfm?chap=61&art=3C>                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| Wisconsin      | 943.7                                                                                      | <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/943/III/70>                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  |
| Wyoming        | WY Stat § 6-3-501-505                                                                      | Computer Crimes                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                  |