2025 Session
Last amended: 2006 session
§ 609.8913 — Facilitating Access to Computer Security System
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime to intentionally help someone bypass computer security systems for the purpose of committing a crime.
609.8913 FACILITATING ACCESS TO COMPUTER SECURITY SYSTEM.
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person knows or has reason to know that by facilitating access to a computer security system the person is aiding another who intends to commit a crime and in fact commits a crime. For purposes of this section, “facilitating access” includes the intentional disclosure of a computer password, identifying code, personal information number, or other confidential information about a computer security system which provides a person with the means or opportunity for the commission of a crime.
History:
History: History:
2006 c 260 art 1 s 37
Practical Notes
This law targets hackers-for-hire and others who help criminals breach computer security. Simply knowing how to bypass security is not illegal; the crime requires intent to facilitate criminal activity.