
The term “computer crime” is not often heard in criminal news. Most people do not even realize it. However, computer crimes are specifically addressed in most national legislatures. New York computer criminal law is codified in sections of New York Penal Code 156. The article, written by New York City criminal defense attorney Joseph Potashnik provide a brief overview of what is considered a New York computer crime.
The most common computer crime New York Unauthorized use of a computer. You may be guilty of unauthorized use of a computer, if you intentionally use a computer or computer service without authorization and the computer or system you use is protected by a password or other security features. Unauthorized use of computer type of offense.
Another common New York computer criminal charges violates the computer. Computer violates a person knowingly uses a computer or computer service without permission to create or attempt to do any crime, or a person intentionally gains access to computer material. Computer violated a class E felony.
The next item is the Computer feet. This omission may be a few degrees, depending on the circumstances. You can blame the computer traces of the fourth grade, using a computer or computer service (even with a permit) and the purpose of altering or destroying computer data or computer programs of another person without authority to do it. Computer intrusion at the fourth level is a kind of guilt.
If in addition, a person has intent to make any crime, or if the person was previously convicted of any crime or computer service, or removing the computer material is a deliberate act of theft, or the pursuit of cause damage to more than $ USD 1000, a person may be guilty of computer traces of the third degree, a class E felony.
New York computer traces of the second level is a criminal offense related to the computer traces of the fourth level, and deliberately altering or destroying computer data or computer programs to cause the loss of more than 3,000 dollars. Computer intrusion in the second degree is a class D felony Finally, if the act causes more than $ 50,000 in damage, a person may be guilty of computer manipulation of the first degree, Class C felony.
Between the edge of other laws that deal under the illegal duplication of computer related material. According to the NY Criminal Procedure Law 30 156, a person may be guilty of unlawful duplication of computer related materials, if they are illegally copy or back up data or computer programs, capable of causing owner to suffer economic losses worth more than $ 2,500 or copying of materials with intent to commit a crime. The illegal duplication of computer related material class E felony.
Not illegally duplicate computer material violation of law. Simply having a computer data can be criminalized, too. For example, under section 156. 35 people guilty of criminal having a computer-related materials, if not entitled to do so, he intentionally possess, copying, reproduction or duplicate of any computer data or computer program copied, reproduced or duplicated in violation of section 156. 30 with the intent to benefit himself or another person than the owner. Criminal having material related to a felony computer class E.
New York computer crime laws to allow for some protection, the defendant can be used. Some of these include the defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that he had permission to do all of illicit activities.
April 30, 2010
New York computer crime
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