Computer tampering in the fourth degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 156.20 Computer tampering in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of computer tampering in the fourth degree when he or she uses, causes to be used, or accesses a computer, computer service, or computer network without authorization and he or she intentionally alters in any manner or destroys computer data or a computer program of another person.
Computer tampering in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
A person commits fourth-degree computer tampering by using, causing to be used, or accessing a computer, computer service, or network without authorization and intentionally altering in any manner or destroying another person's data or program. ★ It is a class A misdemeanor.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.