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91_HB2224
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 16D-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 16D-2 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/16D-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 16D-2)
8 Sec. 16D-2. Definitions. As used In this Article,
9 unless the context otherwise indicates:
10 (a) "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes,
11 stores, retrieves or outputs data, and includes but is not
12 limited to auxiliary storage and telecommunications devices
13 connected to computers.
14 (b) "Computer program" or "program" means a series of
15 coded instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a
16 computer which causes the computer to process data and supply
17 the results of the data processing.
18 (c) "Data" means a representation of information,
19 knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions, including program
20 documentation, which is prepared in a formalized manner and
21 is stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer. Data
22 shall be considered property and may be in any form including
23 but not limited to printouts, magnetic or optical storage
24 media, punch cards or data stored internally in the memory of
25 the computer.
26 (d) In addition to its meaning as defined in Section
27 15-1 of this Code, "property" means: (1) electronic impulses;
28 (2) electronically produced data; (3) confidential,
29 copyrighted or proprietary information; (4) private
30 identification codes or numbers which permit access to a
31 computer by authorized computer users or generate billings to
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1 consumers for purchase of goods and services, including but
2 not limited to credit card transactions and
3 telecommunications services or permit electronic fund
4 transfers; (5) software or programs in either machine or
5 human readable form; or (6) any other tangible or intangible
6 item relating to a computer or any part thereof.
7 (e) "Access" means to use, instruct, communicate with,
8 store data in, retrieve or intercept data from, or otherwise
9 utilize any services of a computer.
10 (f) "Services" includes but is not limited to computer
11 time, data manipulation or storage functions.
12 (g) "Vital services or operations" means those services
13 or operations required to provide, operate, maintain, and
14 repair network cabling, transmission, distribution, or
15 computer facilities necessary to ensure or protect the public
16 health, safety, or welfare. Public health, safety, or
17 welfare include, but are not limited to, services provided by
18 medical personnel or institutions, fire departments,
19 emergency services agencies, national defense contractors,
20 armed forces or militia personnel, private and public utility
21 companies, or law enforcement agencies.
22 (Source: P.A. 85-926.)