18 U.S.C. § 2701 — Unlawful access to stored communications
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-508 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 306 words · no verdicts yet
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Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section whoever—
intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided; or
intentionally exceeds an authorization to access that facility;
and thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage in such system shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) of this section is—
if the offense is committed for purposes of commercial advantage, malicious destruction or damage, or private commercial gain, or in furtherance of any criminal or tortious act in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or any State—
a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, in the case of a first offense under this subparagraph; and
a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, for any subsequent offense under this subparagraph; and
in any other case—
a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both, in the case of a first offense under this paragraph; and
a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, in the case of an offense under this subparagraph that occurs after a conviction of another offense under this section.
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply with respect to conduct authorized—
by the person or entity providing a wire or electronic communications service;
by a user of that service with respect to a communication of or intended for that user; or
in section 2703, 2704 or 2518 of this title.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 99–508, title II, § 201[(a)], Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1860; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), (U), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, 2148; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(3), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498; Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2207(j)(2), formerly title II, § 225(j)(2), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2158, renumbered § 2207(j)(2), Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(I), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-508 · 100 Stat. 1860
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147, 2148
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3498
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-296 · 116 Stat. 2158
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-508 on 1986-10-21.
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