{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-815.062","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 815.062","heading":"Offenses against governmental entities.","body":"(1) As used in this section, the term “governmental entity” means any official, officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or department of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government; any state university; or any county or municipality, special district, water management district, or other political subdivision of the state.\n(2) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization introduces a computer contaminant that gains unauthorized access to, encrypts, modifies, or otherwise renders unavailable data, programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing within a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device owned or operated by a governmental entity and demands a ransom to prevent the publication of or to restore access to the data, programs, or supporting documentation or to otherwise remediate the impact of the computer contaminant commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\n(3) An employee or contractor of a governmental entity with access to the governmental entity’s network who willfully and knowingly aids or abets another in the commission of a violation of subsection (2) commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\n(4) In addition to any other penalty imposed, a person convicted of a violation of this section must pay a fine equal to twice the amount of the ransom demand. Moneys recovered under this subsection shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.\nHistory.—s. 6, ch. 2022-220; s. 127, ch. 2023-8.","path":["CHAPTER 815 COMPUTER-RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0815/0815.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:51Z","sha256":"9e8063a6e5e154fb1af40a930cdc2213df2777cf72bc63124a9f4956b30f2458","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-815.061","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-815.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}