O. Computer Crime

LibraryThe Criminal Law of South Carolina (SCBar) (2014 Ed.)

O. Computer Crime

The statutory offense of computer crime, originally enacted in 1984, is still without reported cases. S.C. Code Ann. §§ 16-16-10 to -40 (2003 and Supp. 2012). The statute is fairly self-explanatory.

Computer crime in the first degree involves either gain to the perpetrator or loss to the victim in excess of $10,000; it is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $50,000 and/ or imprisonment for not more than five years, a class F felony. Computer crime in the second degree involves gain or...

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