Sec. 8. (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: (A) owned by; (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 . IC 35-43-2 Chapter 2. Burglary and Trespass 35-43-2-0.1 Repealed 35-43-2-1 Burglary 35-43-2-1.5 Residential entry 35-43-2-2 Criminal trespass; denial of entry; denial by posting with purple marks; permission to enter; exceptions 35-43-2-2.1 Repealed 35-43-2-3 Computer trespass; computer hoarding programs
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