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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-52-2 (2026)

Access to computer for fraudulent purposes

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Whoever directly or indirectly accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network for the purpose of: (1) devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; (2) obtaining money, property, or services by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (3) damaging, destroying, altering, deleting, or removing any program or data contained in it in connection with any scheme or artifice to defraud, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-52-5.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: State v. Smith, 662 A.2d 1171 (R.I. 1995).
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State v. Smith, 662 A.2d 1171 (R.I. 1995). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-52-2, as amended by P.L.1989, ch. 136, § 1 (computer information); § 11-35-16, as amended by P.”
State v. Adam Jilling, Gary Gagne, Daniel Anton, George Quintal (R.I. 2022). · cites it 44× “The Superior Court dismissed several counts of the criminal information against them alleging accessing a computer system for fraudulent purposes, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-52-2, and conspiracy. On appeal, the state argues that the trial justice erred when he conducted what…”
State v. Tatro, 659 A.2d 106 (R.I. 1995). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-52-2, as amended by P.L. 1983, ch. 246, § 1; and one count of receipt of stolen goods valued under $500 under G.”
State v. Pari, 553 A.2d 135 (R.I. 1989). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-52-2. Pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 12-19-2 the trial justice ordered that defendant begin serving his sentence at a minimum-security, work-release facility at the ACI.”
The Ret. Bd. of the Employees' Ret. Sys. of the State of Rhode Island v. Fred L. Randall (R.I. 2021). · cites it 2× “1956 §§ 11-41-3 and 11-41-5, and access to a computer for fraudulent purposes, in violation of G.L. 1956 §§ 11-52-2 and 11-52-5. The state alleged that between 2005 and 2011, during the course of his employment, defendant embezzled a significant amount of money from URI.”
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