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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.097 (2026)

Tampering with computer equipment

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  569.097.  Tampering with computer equipment — penalties. — 1.  A person commits the offense of tampering with computer equipment if he or she knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he or she has such authorization:

  (1)  Modifies, destroys, damages, or takes equipment or data storage devices used or intended to be used in a computer, computer system, or computer network; or

  (2)  Modifies, destroys, damages, or takes any computer, computer system, or computer network.

  2.  The offense of tampering with computer equipment is a class A misdemeanor, unless:

  (1)  The offense is committed for the purpose of executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or obtain any property, the value of which is seven hundred fifty dollars or more, in which case it is a class E felony; or

  (2)  The damage to such computer equipment or to the computer, computer system, or computer network is seven hundred fifty dollars or more, in which case it is a class E felony; or

  (3)  The damage to such computer equipment or to the computer, computer system, or computer network is twenty-five thousand dollars or more, in which case it is a class D felony.

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(L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al. § 3, A.L. 1987 H.B. 208, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

CROSS REFERENCE:

Civil action for tampering with computer equipment, expenses and attorney fees, 537.525

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2021 · leading case: Lasco Foods, Inc. v. Hssmc, 600 F. Supp. 2d 1045 (E.D. Mo. 2009).
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Lasco Foods, Inc. v. Hssmc, 600 F. Supp. 2d 1045 (E.D. Mo. 2009). “§ 569.097 (Count V), Conversion (Count VI), Tortious Interference with Plaintiff's Contracts and/or Business Expectancies (Count VII), Civil Conspiracy (Count VIII), and Breach of Duty of Loyalty to Lasco (Count IX).”
Secure Data Tech., Inc. v. Guilford, No. 4:20-cv-01228 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 3, 2021). “§ 569.097, Defendants argue that Ms. Guilford was given administrative access to Plaintiff’s system by Plaintiff, and therefore her access to the system email was authorized.”
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