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Session Laws, 1989
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WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 7 22

(3) A PERSON MAY NOT INTENTIONALLY, WILLFULLY, AND
WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION:

(I)  IDENTIFY OR ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY ANY VALID
ACCESS CODES OR; OR

(II)  DISTRIBUTE OR PUBLICIZE ANY VALID ACCESS
CODES TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.

(d)  (1) Any person who violates any provision of subsection
(c)(1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or
imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.

(2) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF
SUBSECTION (C)(2) OR (C)(3) OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING
$5,000 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 5 YEARS OR BOTH.

(3) ON CONVICTION OF A VIOLATION UNDER THIS SECTION A
COURT MAY ORDER THE DEFENDANT TO MAKE RESTITUTION TO THE VICTIM
IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE
VIOLATION.

(e)  (1) When illegal access OR ILLEGAL HARMFUL ACCESS to a
computer, computer network, computer control language, computer
system, computer services, computer software, computer data base,
or any part of these systems or services is committed in
violation of this section [pursuant to 1 scheme or continuing
course of conduct], [the conduct] EACH ILLEGAL OR HARMFUL
ACCESS may be considered as 1 offense.

(2) A court of competent jurisdiction in this State
may try a person who allegedly violates any provision of
subsection (c) of this section in any county in this State where:

(i) The person performs the act; or

(ii) The accessed computer is located.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 25, 1989.

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