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Fla. Stat. § 668.803 (2025)
Prohibited acts.
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668.803 Prohibited acts.—A person who knowingly and with intent to cause harm or loss:
(1) Obtains information from a protected computer without authorization and, as a result, causes harm or loss;
(2) Causes the transmission of a program, code, or command to a protected computer without authorization and, as a result of the transmission, causes harm or loss; or
(3) Traffics in any technological access barrier through which access to a protected computer may be obtained without authorization,
is liable to the extent provided in s. 668.804 in a civil action to the owner, operator, or lessee of the protected computer, or the owner of information stored in the protected computer who uses the information in connection with the operation of a business.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: Compulife Software Inc. v. Moses Newman, 959 F.3d 1288 (11th Cir. 2020).
Compulife Software Inc. v. Moses Newman, 959 F.3d 1288 (11th Cir. 2020). “” Instead, Compulife maintains that this showing was unnecessary because it did not allege a violation of Fla. Stat. § 668.803 (3)— which imposes liability for “[t]raffic[king] in any technological access barrier through which access to a protected computer may be obtained…”
SkyHop Tech., Inc. v. Praveen Narra, 58 F.4th 1211 (11th Cir. 2023). “§ 1030 ; one claim under the Flor- ida CADRA, Fla. Stat. § 668.803 ; and two claims seeking a declara- tory judgment concerning the arbitrability of the dispute.”
Benessere Inv. Grp., LLC v. Swider (S.D. Fla. 2025). “6 These provisions create a civil remedy against anyone who “knowingly and with intent to cause harm or loss” either “[o]btains information from a protected computer without authorization and, as a result, causes harm or loss[,]” Fla. Stat. § 668.803 (1), or “[c]auses the…”
Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Ctr., P.A. v. Doyle (M.D. Fla. 2021). “” § 668.803(1), Fla. Stat. CADRA defines “without authorization” to mean access to a protected computer by a person who is not an authorized user; has stolen a technological access barrier of an authorized user; or circumvented a technological access barrier without the…”
The Florida Atl. Univ. Bd. of Trs. v. PARSONT (S.D. Fla. 2020). “§ 668.803). Since both statutes have similar elements—and because both provide for injunctive relief, see 18 U.”
— 668.803(1) — 2 cases
Benessere Inv. Grp., LLC v. Swider (S.D. Fla. 2025). “6 These provisions create a civil remedy against anyone who “knowingly and with intent to cause harm or loss” either “[o]btains information from a protected computer without authorization and, as a result, causes harm or loss[,]” Fla. Stat. § 668.803 (1), or “[c]auses the…”
Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Ctr., P.A. v. Doyle (M.D. Fla. 2021). “” § 668.803(1), Fla. Stat. CADRA defines “without authorization” to mean access to a protected computer by a person who is not an authorized user; has stolen a technological access barrier of an authorized user; or circumvented a technological access barrier without the…”
— 668.803(2) — 1 case
Benessere Inv. Grp., LLC v. Swider (S.D. Fla. 2025). “6 These provisions create a civil remedy against anyone who “knowingly and with intent to cause harm or loss” either “[o]btains information from a protected computer without authorization and, as a result, causes harm or loss[,]” Fla. Stat. § 668.803 (1), or “[c]auses the…”
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