Law / United States / Oregon

Oregon Computer Crime, without-authorization access and alteration

Or. Rev. Stat. § 164.377

In force.

A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.

Audit expectation
none

What it requires

  • Do not knowingly use, access or attempt to access a computer, computer system, computer network, or its software, programs, documentation or data without authorization.NIST AI RMFMAP 4.1
  • Do not knowingly alter, damage or destroy a computer, computer system, computer network, or its software, programs, documentation or data without authorization, and do not access or use one for the purpose of defrauding, obtaining money, property or services by false pretenses, or committing theft.no control in the NIST AI RMF

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In the frameworks

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Who enforces it

Settledness

As of
Open questions
  • Does sending automated requests to a public website that requires no login amount to access "without authorization" under ORS 164.377(4)?
  • Is an automated request that a site's access controls block still made by a person who "attempts to access" a computer under ORS 164.377(4)?

What it makes you log

Logging duty

ORS 164.377 defines its terms, makes unauthorized access a Class A misdemeanor (subsection 4), makes alteration, damage or destruction a Class C felony (subsection 3) and makes access for a fraud or theft scheme a Class C felony (subsection 2). It requires no log or record from anyone. The section has no territorial clause of its own.

Kind
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As of

What this law does

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Research summary

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Subsection (4) makes it a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly and without authorization use, access or attempt to access any computer, computer system, computer network, or any computer software, program, documentation or data contained in one.

Subsection (3) makes it a Class C felony to knowingly and without authorization alter, damage or destroy a computer, computer system, computer network, or its software, program, documentation or data, and subsection (2) makes it a Class C felony to knowingly access, attempt to access or use a computer, computer system or computer network for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme to defraud, obtaining money, property or services by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises, or committing theft, including theft of proprietary information or of an intimate image.

Subsection (1) defines to access as to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system or computer network, and it does not define authorization.

Any violation of the section relating to a computer, network, program, software, system or data owned or operated by the Oregon State Lottery, or by another person or entity under contract to or at the direction of the Oregon State Lottery Commission, is a Class C felony.

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