Computer Crimes Bill				3/6/90

Under the Computer Crimes Bill passed by the 69th session of the Texas
Legislature, a person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person:

	- uses a computer without the effective consent of the owner
	  of the computer or a person authorized to license access to
	  the computer and the actor knows that there exists a computer
	  security system intended to prevent him from making that use
	  of the computer; or

	- gains access to data stored or maintained by a computer
	  without the effective consent of the owner or licensee of the
	  data and the actor knows that there exists a computer
	  security system intended to prevent him from gaining access
	  to that data; or

	- intentionally or knowingly gives a password, identifying
	  code, personal identification number, or other confidential
	  information about a computer security system to another
	  person without the effective consent of the person employing
	  the computer security system to restrict the use of a
	  computer or to restrict access to data stored or maintained
	  by a computer.

A person commits a HARMFUL ACCESS offense (a third degree felony if the
damages exceed $2500) if the person intentionally or knowingly:

	- causes a computer to malfunction or interrupts the operation
	  of a computer without the effective consent of the owner of
	  the computer or a person authorized to license access to the
	  computer; or

	- alters, damages, or destroys data or a computer program
	  stored, maintained, or produced by a computer, without the
	  effective consent or the owner or licensee of the data or
	  computer program.