ALABAMA

TITLE 13A. CRIMINAL CODE

CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT

ARTICLE 5. ALABAMA COMPUTER CRIME ACT

13A-8-100. Short title

13A-8-102. Acts constituting offenses against intellectual property; punishment

      (a) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he  

          has such authorization, attempts or achieves access, communication, examination, or modification of data,

          computer programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer,

          computer system, or computer network commits an offense against intellectual property.



      (b) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he

          has such authorization, destroys data, computer programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or

          external to a computer, computer system, or computer network commits an offense against intellectual property.



      (c) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe

          that he has such authorization, discloses, uses, or takes data, computer programs, or supporting

          documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, or computer network commits an

          offense against intellectual property.



      (d)     (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an offense against intellectual property is a Class

                  A misdemeanor, punishable as provided by law.

              (2) If the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to

                  defraud or to obtain any property, then the offender is guilty of a Class C felony, punishable 

                  as provided by law.

13A-8-103. Acts constituting offense against computer equipment or supplies; punishment

      (a)    (1) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that

                 he has such authorization, modifies equipment or supplies that are used or intended to be used in a 

                 computer, computer system, or computer network commits an offense against computer equipment or supplies.



             (2)   a. Except as provided in this subsection, an offense against computer equipment or supplies as provided

                      in subdivision (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided by law.

                   b. If the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud

                      or to obtain any property, then the offender is guilty of a Class C felony, punishable as provided by law.



      (b)    (1) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such

                   authorization, destroys, uses, takes, injures, or damages equipment or supplies used or intended to be used in a 

                   computer, computer system, or computer network, or whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization or 

                   without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such authorization, destroys, injures, takes, or damages any

                   computer, computer system, or computer network commits an offense against computer equipment and supplies.



             (2)   a. Except as provided in this subsection, an offense against computer equipment or supplies as provided in 

                      subdivision (b)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided by law.

                   b. If the damage to such computer equipment or supplies or to the computer, computer system, or computer

                      network is $2,500.00 or greater, or if there is an interruption or impairment of governmental operation

                      or public communication, transportation, or supply of water, gas, or other public utility service, then

                      the offender is guilty of a Class B felony, punishable as provided by law.