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N.Y. Penal Law § 156.26: Computer tampering in the second degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title J. Offenses Involving Theft
  4. Article 156. Offenses Involving Computers; Definition of Terms

§ 156.26 Computer tampering in the second degree.

A person is guilty of computer tampering in the second degree when he

or she commits the crime of computer tampering in the fourth degree and

he or she intentionally alters in any manner or destroys:

1. computer data or a computer program so as to cause damages in an

aggregate amount exceeding three thousand dollars; or

2. computer material that contains records of the medical history or

medical treatment of an identified or readily identifiable individual or

individuals and as a result of such alteration or destruction, such

individual or individuals suffer serious physical injury, and he or she

is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable

risk that such serious physical injury may occur.

Computer tampering in the second degree is a class D felony.

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