Vermont § 4103 - Access to computer for fraudulent purposes

§ 4103. Access to computer for fraudulent purposes

• (a) A person shall not intentionally and without lawful authority access or cause to be
  accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network for any of the following
  purposes: (1) executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; (2) obtaining money, property, or services by means of false or fraudulent pretenses,
  representations, or promises; or (3) in connection with any scheme or artifice to defraud, damaging, destroying, altering,
  deleting, copying, retrieving, interfering with or denial of access to, or removing
  any program or data contained therein. (b) Penalties. A person convicted of the crime of access to computer for fraudulent purposes shall
  be: (1) if the value of the matter involved does not exceed $500.00, imprisoned not more than
  one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both; (2) if the value of the matter involved does not exceed $500.00, for a second or subsequent
  offense, imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both;
  or (3) if the value of the matter involved exceeds $500.00, imprisoned not more than 10 years
  or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1.)