Bill Text: VA HB1110 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Unauthorized account access; Class 1 misdemeanor for person accessing password-protected database.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-20 - House: Stricken from docket by Science and Technology by voice vote [HB1110 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB1110-Prefiled.html
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10103081D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-152.4:1 as follows: §18.2-152.4:1. Unauthorized account access; penalty. A. Any person who accesses a password-protected database, file, or online account of another without authority and creates, deletes, or alters any data or information in the database, file, or online account is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. B. Any person who commits a violation of subsection A and causes damage to the property of another valued at $1,000 or more is guilty of a Class 6 felony. C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) a law-enforcement officer, as defined in §9.1-101, acting in the performance of his official duties or (ii) a parent or guardian of any child, unless that child has been judicially declared emancipated. 2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 781 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |
