Maine legal term
Computer information in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Computer information” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Computer information” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Computer information" means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions that are confidential or proprietary, are being prepared or have been prepared from an organized set of data and are located in computer memory or on magnetic, optical or mechanical media transferable directly to or useable directly by a computer as a source of data or instructions. 4. (17-A M.R.S. § 431)
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