Section 35-43-1-8 - Offense against computer users(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally and who without authorization: (1) disrupts, denies, or causes the disruption or denial of computer system services to an authorized user of the computer system services that are:(B) under contract to; or(C) operated for, on behalf of, or in conjunction with; another person in whole or part;
(2) destroys, takes, or damages equipment or supplies used or intended to be used in a computer, computer system, or computer network;(3) destroys or damages a computer, computer system, or computer network; or(4) introduces a computer contaminant into a computer, computer system, or computer network; commits an offense against computer users, a Level 6 felony.
(b) However, the offense is:(1) a Level 5 felony if:(A) the pecuniary loss caused by the offense is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000);(B) the offense was committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or obtain property; or(C) the offense interrupts or impairs: (i) a governmental operation; or(ii) the public communication, transportation, or supply of water, gas, or another public service; and(2) a Level 4 felony if:(A) the pecuniary loss caused by the offense is at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or(B) the offense endangers human life.(c) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed for a violation of this section, a person who commits an offense described in subsection (b) commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under IC 24-5-0.5 and is subject to the remedies and penalties under IC 24-5-0.5.Amended by P.L. 153-2017,SEC. 10, eff. 7/1/2017.Added by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 459, eff. 7/1/2014.