(a) A person is guilty of computer crime in the fifth degree when he commits computer crime as defined in § 53a-251 and the damage to or the value of the property or computer services, if any, is five hundred dollars or less.

Attorney's Note

Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see Conn. Gen. Stat.53a-36
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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 53a-256

  • Person: means a human being, and, where appropriate, a public or private corporation, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality. See Connecticut General Statutes 53a-3

(b) Computer crime in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor.