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/* R FRINGE Commentary: Here's the Rhode Island Computer Crimes
Law, General Laws of Rhode Island, Section 11-52, adopted in 1979
SECTION 11-52-2 Access to computer for fraudulent purposes.--
Whoever directly or indirectly accesses or causes to be accessed
any computer, computer system, or computer network for the
purpose of (1) devising or executing any scheme or artifice to
defraud or (2) obtaining money, property, or services by means of
false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises shall
be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties set
forth in section 11-52-5.
SECTION 11-52-3 Intentional access, alteration, damage or
destruction.--
Whoever intentionally and without authorization, directly or
indirectly accesses, alters, damages, or destroys any computer,
computer system, computer network, computer software,
computer program or data contained in such computer, computer
system or computer network shall be guilty of a felony and shall
be subject to the penalties set forth in section 11-52-5.
SECTION 11-52-4 Computer theft.-- Whoever, intentionally and
without claim of right, and with the intent to permanently
deprive the owner of possession, takes, transfers, conceals or
retains possession of any computer, computer system, computer
network, computer software, computer program or data contained in
such computer, computer system, computer program or computer
network with a value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500)
shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in Section 11-52-5.
SECTION 11-52-5 Penalties.-- Any person who is convicted of the
offenses set forth in Sections 11-52-2, 11-52-3, and 11-52-4
shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or
imprisoned for not more than five 95) years, or both.
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