PART IX. 
[OLD] COMPUTER CRIMES



 



§§708-890 to 896  REPEALED.  L 1992, c
225, §3.



 



PART IX. 
COMPUTER CRIME



 



§708-890  Definitions.  As used in this
part, unless the context otherwise requires:



"Access" means to gain entry to,
instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise
make use of any resources of a computer, computer system, or computer network.



"Computer" means any electronic,
magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device
performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes all computer
equipment connected or related to such a device in a computer system or
computer network, but shall not include an automated typewriter or typesetter,
a portable hand-held calculator, or other similar device.



"Computer equipment" means any
equipment or devices, including all input, output, processing, storage,
software, or communications facilities, intended to interface with the
computer.



"Computer network" means two or more
computers or computer systems, interconnected by communication lines, including
microwave, electronic, or any other form of communication.



"Computer program" or
"software" means a set of computer-readable instructions or
statements and related data that, when executed by a computer system, causes
the computer system or the computer network to which it is connected to perform
computer services.



"Computer services" includes but is
not limited to the use of a computer system, computer network, computer
program, data prepared for computer use, and data contained within a computer
system or computer network.



"Computer system" means a set of
interconnected computer equipment intended to operate as a cohesive system.



"Damage" means any impairment to the
integrity or availability of data, a program, a system, a network, or computer
services.



"Data" means information, facts,
concepts, software, or instructions prepared for use in a computer, computer
system, or computer network.



"Obtain information" includes but is
not limited to mere observation of the data.



"Property" includes financial
instruments, data, computer software, computer programs, documents associated
with computer systems, money, computer services, or anything else of value.



"Rule of court" means any rule adopted
by the supreme court of this State, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.



"Statute" means any statute of this
State or the federal government.



"Without authorization" means without
the permission of or in excess of the permission of an owner, lessor, or
rightful user or someone licensed or privileged by an owner, lessor, or
rightful user to grant the permission. [L 1992, c 225, pt of §2; am L 2001, c
33, §4; am L 2003, c 3, §17]