{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-41-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-41-202","heading":"Unlawful act regarding a computer","body":"(a) A person commits an unlawful act regarding a computer if the person knowingly and without authorization: (1) Modifies, damages, destroys, discloses, uses, transfers, conceals, takes, retains possession of, copies, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, or enters data or a program that exists inside or outside a computer, system, or network; (2) Modifies, destroys, uses, takes, damages, transfers, conceals, copies, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, equipment or supplies that are used or intended to be used in a computer, system, or network; (3) Destroys, damages, takes, alters, transfers, discloses, conceals, copies, uses, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, a computer, system, or network; (4) Obtains and discloses, publishes, transfers, or uses a device used to access a computer, system, network, or data; or (5) Introduces, causes to be introduced, or attempts to introduce a computer contaminant into a computer, system, or network. (b) An unlawful act regarding a computer is a: (1) Class A misdemeanor; or (2) Class C felony if the act: (A) Was committed to devise or execute a scheme to defraud or illegally obtain property; (B) Caused damage in excess of five hundred dollars ($500); or (C) Caused an interruption or impairment of a public service, including without limitation a: (i) Governmental operation; (ii) System of public communication or transportation; or (iii) Supply of water, gas, or electricity. Acts 2001, No. 1496, § 2; 2007, No. 827, § 44.\n\n(a) A person commits an unlawful act regarding a computer if the person knowingly and without authorization: (1) Modifies, damages, destroys, discloses, uses, transfers, conceals, takes, retains possession of, copies, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, or enters data or a program that exists inside or outside a computer, system, or network; (2) Modifies, destroys, uses, takes, damages, transfers, conceals, copies, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, equipment or supplies that are used or intended to be used in a computer, system, or network; (3) Destroys, damages, takes, alters, transfers, discloses, conceals, copies, uses, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, a computer, system, or network; (4) Obtains and discloses, publishes, transfers, or uses a device used to access a computer, system, network, or data; or (5) Introduces, causes to be introduced, or attempts to introduce a computer contaminant into a computer, system, or network.\n\n(1) Modifies, damages, destroys, discloses, uses, transfers, conceals, takes, retains possession of, copies, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, or enters data or a program that exists inside or outside a computer, system, or network;\n\n(2) Modifies, destroys, uses, takes, damages, transfers, conceals, copies, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, equipment or supplies that are used or intended to be used in a computer, system, or network;\n\n(3) Destroys, damages, takes, alters, transfers, discloses, conceals, copies, uses, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, a computer, system, or network;\n\n(4) Obtains and discloses, publishes, transfers, or uses a device used to access a computer, system, network, or data; or\n\n(5) Introduces, causes to be introduced, or attempts to introduce a computer contaminant into a computer, system, or network.\nies, uses, retains possession of, obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed, a computer, system, or network;\n\n(4) Obtains and discloses, publishes, transfers, or uses a device used to access a computer, system, network, or data; or\n\n(5) Introduces, causes to be introduced, or attempts to introduce a computer contaminant into a computer, system, or network.\n\n(b) An unlawful act regarding a computer is a: (1) Class A misdemeanor; or (2) Class C felony if the act: (A) Was committed to devise or execute a scheme to defraud or illegally obtain property; (B) Caused damage in excess of five hundred dollars ($500); or (C) Caused an interruption or impairment of a public service, including without limitation a: (i) Governmental operation; (ii) System of public communication or transportation; or (iii) Supply of water, gas, or electricity.\n\n(1) Class A misdemeanor; or\n\n(2) Class C felony if the act: (A) Was committed to devise or execute a scheme to defraud or illegally obtain property; (B) Caused damage in excess of five hundred dollars ($500); or (C) Caused an interruption or impairment of a public service, including without limitation a: (i) Governmental operation; (ii) System of public communication or transportation; or (iii) Supply of water, gas, or electricity.\n\n(A) Was committed to devise or execute a scheme to defraud or illegally obtain property;\n\n(B) Caused damage in excess of five hundred dollars ($500); or\n\n(C) Caused an interruption or impairment of a public service, including without limitation a: (i) Governmental operation; (ii) System of public communication or transportation; or (iii) Supply of water, gas, or electricity.\n\n(i) Governmental operation;\n\n(ii) System of public communication or transportation; or\n\n(iii) Supply of water, gas, or electricity.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 41","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"f5425ceef505f51be21dac562c86dd9e7a30eaac744146899b0ebcfe06e492b0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-41-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-41-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}