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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy if the person:
A. Intentionally makes an unauthorized copy of any computer program, computer software or computer information, knowing that the person is not authorized to do so;
B. Intentionally or knowingly damages any computer resource of another person, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has the right to do so; or
C. Intentionally or knowingly introduces or allows the introduction of a computer virus into any computer resource, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has the right to do so.
2. Aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy is a Class C crime.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A. Maine Criminal Code § 433. Aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-17-a-maine-criminal-code/me-rev-st-tit-17-a-sect-433/
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