Tennessee § 3-10-109 - Legislative computer access and information — Violations — Penalties.
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§ 3-10-109. Legislative computer access and information — Violations — Penalties.
It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly gain access to information stored or maintained in a computer under the control of the joint legislative services committee if it is not lawful for such person to have access and such person is also not authorized by such committee to have access to that information. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damage, destroy, delete, alter, or impair access to or use of information stored or maintained in a computer under the control of the joint legislative services committee if such person is not authorized by such committee to do so. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1987, ch. 163, § 9; 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Office and director of management information systems, §§ 3-16-101 , 3-16-102 . Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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