18.2-152.3 - Computer fraud; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-152.3. Computer fraud; penalty.

Any person who uses a computer or computer network, without authority and:

1. Obtains property or services by false pretenses;

2. Embezzles or commits larceny; or

3. Converts the property of another;

is guilty of the crime of computer fraud.

If the value of the property or services obtained is $200 or more, the crimeof computer fraud shall be punishable as a Class 5 felony. Where the value ofthe property or services obtained is less than $200, the crime of computerfraud shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322; 2003, cc. 987, 1016; 2005, cc. 747, 761, 827,837.)