PUBLIC Law, Chapter 133, LD 1165, 125th Maine State Legislature
An Act To Enable Prosecutions for Criminal Invasion of Computer Privacy

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An Act To Enable Prosecutions for Criminal Invasion of Computer Privacy
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §434  is enacted to read:
§ 434. Prosecution of invasion of computer privacy
 
1.      The crime of criminal invasion of computer privacy as defined in section 432 may be prosecuted and punished in:
 
A.  The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant accessed the computer resource; or
 
B.  A county in which the computer resource was located.
 
2.      The crime of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy as defined in section 433 may be prosecuted and punished in:
 
A.  The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant copied the computer program, computer software or computer information;
 
B.  The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant damaged the computer resource;
 
C.  The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant introduced or allowed the introduction of a computer virus into the computer resource; or
 
D.  A county in which the computer resource was located.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.

HP0863, Signed on 2011-05-23 00:00:00.0 - First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature, page