Denial of government computer services to an authorized user.
G.S. 14-456.1
in effect§ 14-456.1. Denial of government computer services to an authorized user.
(a) Any person who willfully and without authorization denies or causes the denial of government computer services is guilty of a Class H felony. For the purposes of this section, the term "government computer service" means any service provided or performed by a government computer as defined in G.S. 14-454.1.
(b) This section also applies to denial of services effectuated by introducing, directly or indirectly, a computer program (including a self-replicating or a self-propagating computer program) into a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network.
(c) This section shall not apply to denial of pornographic viewing as required by G.S. 143-805. (2002-157, s. 6; 2024-26, s. 7(d).)
Source: North Carolina General Assembly (ncleg.gov)URL: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-456.1.htmlFetched: 10/19/2026
