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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1180

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Harkins, Comeau, Bonsack, Preis, E. Burns, M. Burns, Jacobs, Rosenberg, Kopp, Petzold, Perry, Barve, Rudolph, and Dembrow
Entitled:
Crimes - Computer Piracy

Synopsis:

Revising laws and repealing laws concerning computer-related crimes; prohibiting accessing computer-related items or the insertion or attachment of instructions for computer programs into computer-related items with a certain intent; prohibiting the use of computer-related items to commit a crime; providing for a rebuttable presumption that access to computer-related items was unauthorized; establishing penalties; allowing the interception of communications concerning computer-related offenses.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/13
First Reading Judiciary
2/18
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMPUTERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
JURISDICTION
PENALTIES
WIRETAPPING -see also- ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-402 , 10-406 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 144A , 146 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
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