Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 434 — Prosecution of 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.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 434
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. The crime of criminal invasion of computer privacy as defined in section 432 may be prosecuted and punished in:
A. The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant accessed the computer resource; or
B. A county in which the computer resource was located.
2. The crime of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy as defined in section 433 may be prosecuted and punished in:
A. The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant copied the computer program, computer software or computer information;
B. The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant damaged the computer resource;
C. The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant introduced or allowed the introduction of a computer virus into the computer resource; or
D. A county in which the computer resource was located.
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