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2005 SESSION

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HB 2472 Computer Crimes Act; prohibited actions, penalty.

Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Computer crimes; penalties.  Updates the Virginia Computer Crimes Act to include recommendations made by the 2004 Joint Commission on Technology and Science and Virginia State Crime Commission joint study on Computer Crimes. The bill redefines computer invasion of privacy involving the unauthorized gathering of identifying information and punishes subsequent offenses, transferring the information to another or use of the information as a Class 6 felony. Currently, the offense is punishable only as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, the bill adds the fraudulent gathering of such information as a new crime and punishes it as a Class 6 felony and increases the crime to a Class 5 felony if a person transfers the information to another or uses the information.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050074400  pdf | impact statements

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050074400
• 01/12/05  House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
• 01/31/05  House: Incorporated by S.T. (HB2471-May) (18-Y 0-N)