Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63D > Chapter 3 > Part 1 - Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act

• Authorized user: means , for a protected computer:

  (a)	the protected computer's owner; or

  (b)

  an individual who has permission to access the protected computer under Section 63D-3-103. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 Computer: includes any data storage device, data storage facility, or communications facility that is directly related to or that operates in conjunction with the device described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 63D-3-102 Damage: includes : (i)  the cost of repairing or restoring a protected computer; (ii)  economic damages; (iii)  consequential damages, including interruption of service; and (iv)  profit by the individual from the unauthorized access to the protected computer. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Harm: means any impairment to the integrity, access, or availability of: (a)  data; (b)  a program; (c)  a system; or (d)  information. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 Owner: means a person who: (a)  owns or leases a protected computer; or (b)  owns the information stored in a protected computer. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Protected computer: means a computer that: (i)  is used in connection with the operation of a business, state government entity, or political subdivision; and (ii)  requires a technological access barrier for an individual to access the computer. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Technological access barrier: means a password, security code, token, key fob, access device, or other digital security measure. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 Unauthorized user: means an individual who, for a protected computer: (a)  is not an authorized user of the protected computer; and (b)  accesses the protected computer by: (i)  obtaining, without an authorized user's permission, the authorized user's technological access barrier; or (ii)  circumventing, without the permission of the protected computer's owner, a technological access barrier on the protected computer. See Utah Code 63D-3-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5