Texas Penal Code

§ 33.024 — UNLAWFUL DECRYPTION

PE § 33.024Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 33. COMPUTER CRIMES

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally decrypts encrypted private information through deception and without a legitimate business purpose.

(b)Subject to Subsections (b-1) and (b-2), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (b-1) Subject to Subsection (b-2), if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant acted with the intent to defraud or harm another, an offense under this section is:

(1)a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the aggregate amount involved is less than $100 or cannot be determined;

(2)a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $100 or more but less than $750;

(3)a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $750 or more but less than $2,500;

(4)a state jail felony if the value of the aggregate amount involved is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;

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