Any person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization, directly or indirectly, accesses or causes to be accessed a computer or computer network with the intent to obtain computer services shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or confined in the county jail not more than one year, or both.
W. Va. Code § 61-3C-5
Unauthorized access to computer services
Known as the West Virginia Computer Crime and Abuse Act
The act spans §§ 61-3C-1 to 61-3C-9 (25 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Stanley (2014)
Most recently applied in United States v. Stanley (June 2014)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.