Legislation
SECTION 156.26
Computer tampering in the second degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE J, ARTICLE 156
§ 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.
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.