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Florida Computer Crimes Laws
More Information on Computer Crime Laws
| Code Section | 815.01, et seq. |
| Mental State Required for Prosecution | Willfully, knowingly, and without authorization |
| Misdemeanor Computer Crimes | Misdemeanor of the 1st degree: For offenses against computer equipment and supplies: if damage between $200 and $1,000 |
| Felony Computer Crimes | Felony in the 1st degree if: violation endangers human life; felony in 2nd degree if: damages are $5,000 or greater or offense was for purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or obtain property or interrupts or impairs government services or public service/utility; felony in the 3rd degree: all other violations. |
| Attempt Considered a Crime? | No |
| Civil Lawsuit Permitted? | Yes |
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