{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-17-54","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/17-54","heading":"Evidence of lack of authority.","body":"For the purposes of Sections 17-50 through 17-52, the trier of fact may infer that a person accessed a computer without the authorization of its owner or in excess of the authority granted if the person accesses or causes to be accessed a computer, which access requires a confidential or proprietary code which has not been issued to or authorized for use by that person. This Section does not apply to a person who acquires access in compliance with the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015).","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"fe7de4f39c13573fe1b99964a91a8c27e980ab57f7f0aaabd9c39687762d55f9","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-17-52.5","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-17-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}