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.