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House Bill 9 |
House Author: Capriglione et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Taylor, Van et al. |
House Bill 9, the Texas Cybercrime Act, amends the Penal Code to create the third degree felony offense of electronic access interference and the Class C misdemeanor offense of unlawful decryption and to establish certain defenses to prosecution for such offenses. The bill creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of electronic data tampering. The bill provides penalty enhancements for the offenses of unlawful decryption and electronic data tampering based on a pecuniary threshold or on the client or patient of a victim suffering bodily injury or death attributable to the offense.