{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-434.845","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 434.845","heading":"Unlawful access to a computer in the first degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of unlawful access to a computer in the first degree when he or\nshe, without the effective consent of the owner, knowingly and willfully, directly or\nindirectly accesses, causes to be accessed, or attempts to access any computer\nsoftware, computer program, data, computer, computer system, computer network,\nor any part thereof, for the purpose of:\n(a) Devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; or\n(b) Obtaining money, property, or services for themselves or another by means of\nfalse or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises.\n(2) Unlawful access to a computer in the first degree is a Class C felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 434"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18918","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:49Z","sha256":"152ae6eec189ac3034f096d2fddb71d8a27b64964be534cda4b9788f68f8e2e3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-434.840","next":"us-ky/krs-434.850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}