Minnesota Statutes 192A.6014 – Unauthorized Use of Government Computer
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 192A.6014
- Code: means this chapter;
(4) "Commanding officer" means a commissioned officer who is in command of any unit;
(5) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer;
(6) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding or temporarily commanding, or a successor in command;
(7) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade;
(8) "Federal active service" has the meaning given in section 190. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(1) “Computer” has the meaning given in United States Code, title 18, § 1030.
(2) “Damage” has the meaning given in United States Code, title 18, § 1030.
(3) “Government computer” means a computer owned or operated by or on behalf of the United States government or the state of Minnesota.
Subd. 2.Crime defined.
Any person subject to this code who:
(1) knowingly accesses a government computer with an unauthorized purpose and by doing so obtains classified information, with reason to believe the information could be used to the injury of the United States or the state of Minnesota or to the advantage of any foreign nation, and intentionally communicates, delivers, or transmits or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted the information to any person not entitled to receive it;
(2) intentionally accesses a government computer with an unauthorized purpose and thereby obtains classified or other protected information from any government computer; or
(3) knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result intentionally causes damage without authorization to a government computer;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.