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- /*R FRINGE COMMENTARY: Here's the Michigan Computer Crimes law,
- Michigan Compiled Laws 752.791 */
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- SECTION 752.791 Meanings of words and phrases
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- Sec. 1. For the purpose of this act, the words and phrases
- defined in section 2 and 3 have the meanings ascribed to them in
- those sections.
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- SECTION 752.792 Definitions
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- Sec. 2 (1) "Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate
- with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise use the
- resources of, a computer, computer system,or computer network.
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- (2) "Computer" means an electronic device which performs
- logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by the manipulations of
- electronic or magnetic impulses, and includes input, output,
- processing, storage, software, or communications facilities which
- are connected or related to a device in a system or network.
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- (3) "Computer network" means the interconnection of
- communications lines with a computer through remote terminals, or
- a complex consisting of 2 or more interconnected computers.
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- (4) "Computer program" means a series of instructions or
- statements, in a form acceptable to a computer, which permits the
- functioning of a computer system in a manner designed to provide
- appropriate products from the computer system.
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- (5) "Computer software" means a set of computer programs,
- procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the
- operation of a computer system.
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- (6) "Computer system" means a set of related, connected or
- unconnected equipment, devices and software.
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- SECTION 752.793 Definitions
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- (1) "Property" includes financial instruments; information,
- including electronically produced data; computer software and
- programs in either machine or human readable form; and any other
- tangible or intangible item of value.
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- (2) "Services" includes computer time, data processing, and
- storage functions.
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- SECTION 752.794 Access to computers for devising or executing
- scheme to defraud or obtain money, property, or service
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- A person shall not, for the purpose of devising or executing
- a scheme or artifice with intent to defraud or for the purpose of
- obtaining money, property, or a service by means of a false or
- fraudulent pretense, representation, or promise with intent to,
- gain access to or cause access to be made to a computer, computer
- system or computer network.
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- SECTION 752.795 Gaining access to alter, damage, or destroy
- computers computer programs, or data
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- A person shall not intentionally and without authorization,
- gain access to, alter, damage, or destroy a computer, computer
- system, or computer network, or gain access to, alter, damage, or
- destroy a computer software program or data contained in a
- computer, computer system, or computer network.
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- SECTION 752.796 Use of computers to commit violations of certain
- sections
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- A person shall not utilize a computer, computer system, or
- computer network to commit a violation of:
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- /* R FRINGE to save using two extra disks will be using the short
- descriptions of the laws. */
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- Sections: 750.114; 750.279. 750.356, 750.362
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- SECTION 752.797 Violations, misdemeanor, felony, penalties
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- A person who violated this act, if the violation involves $
- 100.00 or less, is guilty of a misdemeanor. If the violation
- involves more than $ 100.00, the person is guilty of a felony,
- punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or a fine
- of not more than $ 5,000.00 or both.
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