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Virus/Contaminant/Destructive Transmission Statutes

These statutes specifically reference any set of computer instructions (commonly known as "viruses" or "contaminants") that are designed to modify, damage, destroy, record, or transmit information within a computer system or network without the permission of the owner . Generally, they are designed to infect other computer programs or computer data, consume resources, modify, destroy, record or transmit data, and disrupt normal operation of a computer system.

General computer crime statutes, including computer hacking and unathorized access.

External links where available:

State Cite
Alaska Alaska Stat. § 11.46.740(6)
Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2316(A)(3)
Arkansas Ark. Code § 5-41-202(a)(5)
California Cal Penal Code § 502(c)(8)
Colorado Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5.5-102(f)
Florida Fla. Stat. § 815.06(1)(e)
Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 16-9-153 (a) (1) (A) - See SB 127(2005)
Illinois Ill. Criminal Code Chapt. 720 ILCS, 5/16D-3(a)(4)
Maine Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 433(1)(C)
Michigan Mich. MCL § 752.795(b)
Minnesota Minn. Stat. § 609.88(c)
Mississippi Miss. Stat. § 97-45-9
Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1345 (3)
Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.4765(5)
New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:17(VI)
New Jersey N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-23(n), § 2C:20-25(4)(b)
New Mexico N.M. Stat. § 30-45-4
North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-455(b)
North Dakota N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-06.1-08(2)
Ohio Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.07(A)(6)(b)
Pennsylvania 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7601, § 7616
South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 16-16-20(1)(b)
Tennessee Tenn. Code § 39-14-602(b)(3)
Texas Tex. Penal Code § 33.01 to §33.03
West Virginia W. Va. Code § 61-3C-7
Wisconsin Wis. Stat § 943.70
Wyoming  Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-501 to § 6-3-505

Compiled by Jason Gardner for NCSL, May 2009. 

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Last update 05/21/2009

 
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