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2005 SESSION

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SB 1163 Computer Crimes Act; reduces thresholds for damages and punishment.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Computer crimes; penalties.  Modernizes the Virginia Computer Crimes Act by revising definitions of "computer", "using a computer" and "without authority." The bill revises provisions relating to computer trespass and reduces thresholds for damages.  Gathering identifying information (phishing) is punished as a felony.  Statute of limitation and venue provisions are relocated in the Code.  This bill is identical to HB 2471.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Computer crimes; penalties.  Modernizes the Virginia Computer Crimes Act by updating definitions to comport with changing technology, removing superfluous language and relocating language. The bill reduces thresholds for damages and punishment, imposes minimum mandatory fines in some cases, and now specifically punishes gathering identifying information and circumventing security measures each as a felony.