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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 434.845: Unlawful access to a computer in the first degree.

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  1. KRS Chapter 434

(1) A person is guilty of unlawful access to a computer in the first degree when he or

she, without the effective consent of the owner, knowingly and willfully, directly or

indirectly accesses, causes to be accessed, or attempts to access any computer

software, computer program, data, computer, computer system, computer network,

or any part thereof, for the purpose of:

(a) Devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; or

(b) Obtaining money, property, or services for themselves or another by means of

false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises.

(2) Unlawful access to a computer in the first degree is a Class C felony.

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