Whoever, intentionally, without authorization, and for fraudulent or other illegal purposes, directly or indirectly, accesses, alters, damages, or destroys any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in a computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-52-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-52-3
Intentional access, alteration, damage, or destruction
P.L. 1979, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 347, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 483, § 1.
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