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537.525. 1. In addition to any other civil remedy available, the owner or lessee of the computer system, computer network, computer program, computer service or data may bring a civil action against any person who violates sections 569.095 to 569.099, RSMo, for compensatory damages, including any expenditures reasonably and necessarily incurred by the owner or lessee to verify that a computer system, computer network, computer program, computer service, or data was not altered, damaged, or deleted by the access.
2. In any action brought pursuant to this section, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff.
(L. 1987 H.B. 208 § 1)
569.094. In a prosecution under sections 569.095 to 569.099, computer printouts shall be competent evidence of any computer software, program, or data contained in or taken from a computer, computer system, or computer network.
(L. 1987 H.B. 208 § 2)
569.095. 1. A person commits the crime of tampering with computer data if he knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such authorization:
2. Tampering with computer data is a class A misdemeanor, unless the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or to obtain any property, the value of which is five hundred dollars or more, in which case tampering with computer data is a class D felony.
(L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al. § 2, A.L. 1987 H.B. 208, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Civil action for tampering with computer data, expenses, attorney fees, RSMo 537.525
Definitions for criminal statutes for computer crimes unless context requires a different definition, RSMo 556.063
569.097. 1. A person commits the crime of tampering with computer equipment if he knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such authorization:
2. Tampering with computer equipment is a class A misdemeanor, unless:
(L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al. § 3, A.L. 1987 H.B. 208, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Civil action for tampering with computer equipment, expenses and attorney fees, RSMo 537.525
Definitions for criminal statutes for computer crimes unless context requires a different definition, RSMo 556.063
Distributed in Forward Edge II
569.099. 1. A person commits the crime of tampering with computer users if he knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such authorization:
2. The offense of tampering with computer users is a class A misdemeanor unless the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or to obtain any property, the value of which is five hundred dollars or more, in which case tampering with computer users is a class D felony.
(L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al. § 4, A.L. 1987 H.B. 208, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Civil action for tampering with computer users, expenses and attorney fees, RSMo 537.525
Definitions for criminal statutes for computer crimes unless context requires a different definition, RSMo 556.063
Distributed in Forward Edge II