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Offenses involving computers; defenses

ยง 156.50 Offenses involving computers; defenses.

In any prosecution:

1. under section 156.05 or 156.10 of this article, it shall be a
defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that he had
authorization to use the computer;

2. under section 156.20, 156.25, 156.26 or 156.27 of this article it
shall be a defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe
that he had the right to alter in any manner or destroy the computer
data or the computer program;

3. under section 156.29 or 156.30 of this article it shall be a
defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that he had
the right to copy, reproduce or duplicate in any manner the computer
data or the computer program.

PEN 156.50 2014-09-22

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