Utah · Utah Code — Title 77, Utah Code of Criminal Procedure

Utah Code Title 77 § 77-23b-2: Interference with access to stored communication -- Offenses -- Penalties.

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who intentionally accesses without authorization or exceeds authorized access to an electronic communications facility commits a felony if done for commercial advantage or malicious damage (third degree for first offense, second degree for subsequent offenses), or a class B misdemeanor otherwise.

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