West Virginia Code 61-3C-5 – Unauthorized access to computer services
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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.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 61-3C-5
- Authorization: means the express or implied consent given by a person to another to access or use said person's computer, computer network, computer program, computer software, computer system, password, identifying code, or personal identification number. See West Virginia Code 61-3C-3
- computer: includes any connected or directly related device, equipment, or facility which enables the computer to store, retrieve, or communicate computer programs, computer data, or the results of computer operations to or from a person, another computer, or another device, file servers, mainframe systems, desktop personal computers, laptop personal computers, tablet personal computers, cellular telephones, game consoles, and any other electronic data storage device or equipment, but such term does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable hand-held calculator, or other similar device. See West Virginia Code 61-3C-3
- Computer network: means a set of connected devices and communication facilities, including more than one computer, with the capability to transmit computer data among them through such communication facilities. See West Virginia Code 61-3C-3
- Computer services: means computer access time, computer data processing, or computer data storage, and the computer data processed or stored in connection therewith. See West Virginia Code 61-3C-3
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: means any natural person, general partnership, limited partnership, trust, association, corporation, joint venture, or any state, county, or municipal government and any subdivision, branch, department, or agency thereof. See West Virginia Code 61-3C-3