Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.3

Computer fraud; penalty

Known as the Virginia Computer Crimes Act

The act spans §§ 18–18 (19 sections).

Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case A.V. ex rel. Vanderhye v. Iparadigms, LLC (2009)

Most recently applied in Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Russian Fed'n (July 2019)

1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322; 2003, cc. 987, 1016; 2005, cc. 747, 761, 827, 837; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.

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Any person who uses a computer or computer network, without authority and:

1. Obtains property or services by false pretenses;

2. Embezzles or commits larceny; or

3. Converts the property of another;

is guilty of the crime of computer fraud.

If the value of the property or services obtained is $1,000 or more, the crime of computer fraud shall be punishable as a Class 5 felony. Where the value of the property or services obtained is less than $1,000, the crime of computer fraud shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.