Legislation
- Title
- Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers - Ransomware
- Sponsored by
- Senators Lee, Simonaire, Beidle, Carter, Elfreth, Griffith, Guzzone, Kagan, King, Kramer, Lam, Patterson, Rosapepe, Smith, Waldstreicher, Washington, West, and Young
- Status
- In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain prohibited act with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a health care facility; prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing certain ransomware with the intent to use that ransomware for a certain purpose; altering and establishing certain penalties; authorizing a victim of a certain offense to bring a civil action for damages against a certain person; providing for the recovery of attorney's fees and court costs in an action brought under the Act; etc.
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