Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 433 — Aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 18: Computer Crimes, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 433
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy if the person:
A. Intentionally makes an unauthorized copy of any computer program, computer software or computer information, knowing that the person is not authorized to do so;
B. Intentionally or knowingly damages any computer resource of another person, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has the right to do so; or
C. Intentionally or knowingly introduces or allows the introduction of a computer virus into any computer resource, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has the right to do so.
2. Aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy is a Class C crime.
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