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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of breach of computer |
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security. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.02(b-1), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-1) A person commits an offense if: |
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(1) with the intent to defraud or harm another or |
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alter, damage, or delete property, the person knowingly accesses a |
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computer, computer network, or computer system without the |
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effective consent of the owner; or |
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(2) with the intent to obtain a benefit, the person |
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knowingly accesses a computer, computer network, or computer system |
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in violation of: |
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(A) a clear and conspicuous prohibition by the |
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owner of the computer, computer network, or computer system; or |
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(B) a contractual agreement to which the person |
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has expressly agreed. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |