Texas Penal Code

§ 33.01 — DEFINITIONS

PE § 33.01Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 33. COMPUTER CRIMES

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or intercept data from, alter data or computer software in, or otherwise make use of any resource of a computer, computer network, computer program, or computer system.

(2)"Aggregate amount" means the amount of:

(A)any direct or indirect loss incurred by a victim, including the value of money, property, or service stolen, appropriated, or rendered unrecoverable by the offense; or

(B)any expenditure required by the victim to:

(i)determine whether data or a computer, computer network, computer program, or computer system was altered, acquired, appropriated, damaged, deleted, or disrupted by the offense; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 3396), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 9), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.17, eff. January 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 2217), Sec. 16, eff. June 9, 2023.