§ 750.540Use of electronic medium of communication; prohibited conduct; violation as

felony; penalty; definitions.
 Sec. 540.
    (1) A person shall not willfully and maliciously cut, break, disconnect, interrupt, tap, or
 make any unauthorized connection with any electronic medium of communication, including
 the internet or a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network, or a
 telephone.
    (2) A person shall not willfully and maliciously read or copy any message from any
 telegraph, telephone line, wire, cable, computer network, computer program, or computer
 system, or telephone or other electronic medium of communication that the person accessed
 without authorization.
    (3) A person shall not willfully and maliciously make unauthorized use of any electronic
 medium of communication, including the internet or a computer, computer program, computer
 system, or computer network, or telephone.
    (4) A person shall not willfully and maliciously prevent, obstruct, or delay by any means the
 sending, conveyance, or delivery of any authorized communication, by or through any
 telegraph or telephone line, cable, wire, or any electronic medium of communication,
 including the internet or a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer
 network.
    (5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a crime as follows:
    (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
    (b) If the incident to be reported results in injury to or the death of any person, the person
 violating this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4
 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
    (6) As used in this section:



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    (a) "Computer" means any connected, directly interoperable or interactive device,
 equipment, or facility that uses a computer program or other instructions to perform specific
 operations including logical, arithmetic, or memory functions with or on computer data or a
 computer program and that can store, retrieve, alter, or communicate the results of the
 operations to a person, computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network.
    (b) "Computer network" means the interconnection of hardwire or wireless communication
 lines with a computer through remote terminals, or a complex consisting of 2 or more
 interconnected computers.
    (c) "Computer program" means a series of internal or external instructions communicated in
 a form acceptable to a computer that directs the functioning of a computer, computer system,
 or computer network in a manner designed to provide or produce products or results from the
 computer, computer system, or computer network.
    (d) "Computer system" means a set of related, connected or unconnected, computer
 equipment, devices, software, or hardware.
    (e) "Internet" means that term as defined in section 230 of title II of the communications act
 of 1934, 47 USC 230, and includes voice over internet protocol services.
    (7) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or
 punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting
 to violate this section.