S.4072-B Summary

• Expands definition of "property" in larceny laws to include personal identifying information, computer data, and computer programs; modifies "obtain" and "deprive" to cover duplicating, copying, downloading, or accessing such digital property.

• Creates new crime of "petit theft of service" (class B misdemeanor) and expands grand larceny statutes (fourth degree through first degree) to cover theft of services and personal identifying information, with enhanced penalties based on number of victims' information stolen (25+ persons for third degree, 100+ for second degree, 1,000+ for first degree).

• Restructures computer tampering crimes from four to five levels (adding first degree felony for damages exceeding $1 million) and creates five new denial-of-service attack offenses ranging from class A misdemeanor to class B felony based on damages caused.

• Reorganizes identity theft offenses into five levels (fifth degree misdemeanor through first degree class B felony) with increased thresholds; expands scheme to defraud crimes to include four levels with class E felony through class B felony penalties based on number of victims or property value.

• Renames "unlawful possession of skimmer device" to "criminal possession of skimmer device" and increases penalties (second degree from class A misdemeanor to class D felony; first degree from class E to class C felony); authorizes search warrants for electronic communications services and remote computing services.