1997 Minnesota Statutes

     609.891 Unauthorized computer access. 

    Subdivision 1.    Crime.  A person is guilty of 
 unauthorized computer access if the person intentionally and 
 without authority attempts to or does penetrate a computer 
 security system. 

    Subd. 2.    Felony.  (a) A person who violates 
 subdivision 1 in a manner that creates a grave risk of causing 
 the death of a person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced 
 to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a 
 fine of not more than $20,000, or both. 

    (b) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent 
 gross misdemeanor violation of subdivision 1 is guilty of a 
 felony and may be sentenced under paragraph (a). 

    Subd. 3.    Gross misdemeanor.  (a) A person who 
 violates subdivision 1 in a manner that creates a risk to public 
 health and safety is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be 
 sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year 
 or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. 

    (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 in a manner that 
 compromises the security of data that are protected under 
 section 609.52, subdivision 2, clause (8), or are not public 
 data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 8a, is guilty of a 
 gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced under paragraph (a). 

    (c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent 
 misdemeanor violation of subdivision 1 within five years is 
 guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced under 
 paragraph (a). 

    Subd. 4.    Misdemeanor.  A person who violates 
 subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to 
 imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days or to payment 
 of a fine of not more than $700, or both. 

    HIST: 1989 c 95 s 4; 1993 c 326 art 13 s 34