{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-434.851","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 434.851","heading":"Unlawful access in the third degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of unlawful access in the third degree when he or she, without the\neffective consent of the owner, knowingly and willfully, directly or indirectly\naccesses, causes to be accessed, or attempts to access any computer software,\ncomputer program, data, computer, computer system, computer network, or any part\nthereof, which results in the loss or damage of less than three hundred dollars\n($300).\n(2) Unlawful access to a computer in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 434"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18920","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:49Z","sha256":"66d75df122cc8fce672ae71835b12ec43438e312915a5dfb5aea7b5863262837","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-434.850","next":"us-ky/krs-434.853"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}