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N.C.G.S. § 14-456

Denial of computer services to an authorized user.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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(a) Any person who willfully and without authorization denies or causes the denial of computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network services to an authorized user of the computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network services is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) This section also applies to denial of services effectuated by introducing, directly or indirectly, a computer program (including a self-replicating or a self-propagating computer program) into a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network. (c) This section shall not apply to denial of pornographic viewing as required by G.S. 143-805. (1979, c. 831, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 295; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 764, s. 1; 2000-125, s. 6; 2024-26, s. 7(c).)