Computer Crime

These computer crime pages provide information about laws to establish or expand criminal penalties for crimes committed using technology and the Internet. It includes electronic harassment and stalking; electronic surveillance; theft of personal identifying information; disabling computer data, software and hardware; criminal penalties relating to unsolicited commercial e-mail (spamming); child pornography and solicitation through the Internet; and other crimes perpetrated using a computer.

Statutes

State Computer Harassment or "Cyberstalking" Laws

State Hacking and Unauthorized Access Laws

State Virus Laws

Cyberterrorism

Electronic Surveillance

Related

Breach of Information Legislation

Children & the Internet

Unsolicited Commercial Email (Spam)

Cyberstalking

Spyware

Electronic Surveillance

Legislation

2006 Computer Crime/Cybercrime Enactments

2005 Cyberterrorism/Computer Crime Legislation

2004 Cyberterrorism/Computer Crime Legislation

2003 Cyberterrorism/Computer Crime Legislation

2002 Cyberterrorism/Computer Crime Legislation

2001 Computer Crime Enacted Legislation

2001 Hacking and Virus Legislation

Computer Crimes - 2000 Enacted Legislation

Computer and Electronic Crime - 1999 Enacted Legislation

NCSL Contact

Janna Goodwin

From Other Sources

Federal Code Related to Cybercrime
from the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Computer Crime Laws
courtesy the National Association of Attorneys General

State Statutes: Substantive Computer Crime Laws
courtesy the National Association of Attorneys General

State Statutes: Procedural Computer Crime Laws
courtesy the National Association of Attorneys General

State Statutes: Extraneous Computer Crime Laws

courtesy the National Association of Attorneys General

Last Update: 04/06

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