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2005 SESSION

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HB 2304 Computer crimes; gathering personal information by deception (phishing), penalty.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Computer crimes; phishing; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony to fraudulently obtain, record, or access from a computer the following identifying information of another: (i) social security number; (ii) driver's license number; (iii) bank account numbers; (iv) credit or debit card numbers; (v) personal identification numbers (PIN); (vi) electronic identification codes; (vii) automated or electronic signatures; (viii) biometric data; (ix) fingerprints; (x) passwords; or (xi) any other numbers or information that can be used to access a person's financial resources, obtain identification, act as identification, or obtain goods or services. Any person who sells or distributes such information or uses it to commit another crime is guilty of a Class 5 felony.


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