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156.26 – Computer tampering in the second degree

§ 156.26 Computer tampering in the second degree.

A person is guilty of computer tampering in the second degree when he
or she commits the crime of computer tampering in the fourth degree and
he or she intentionally alters in any manner or destroys:

  1. computer data or a computer program so as to cause damages in an
    aggregate amount exceeding three thousand dollars; or
  2. computer material that contains records of the medical history or
    medical treatment of an identified or readily identifiable individual or
    individuals and as a result of such alteration or destruction, such
    individual or individuals suffer serious physical injury, and he or she
    is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable
    risk that such serious physical injury may occur.

    Computer tampering in the second degree is a class D felony.

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