AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-45-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MIRROR CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF FEDERAL COMPUTER FRAUD; TO CRIMINALIZE THE UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A COMPUTER; TO CRIMINALIZE THE ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD AND GAIN A THING OF VALUE; TO CRIMINALIZE THE ACCESS OF A COMPUTER WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD AND TRAFFIC PASSWORDS; TO CRIMINALIZE THE TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATION TO EXTORT FROM ANY PERSON ANY MONEY OR OTHER THING OF VALUE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATED TO COMPUTER FRAUD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 97-45-3