COIP, acceso no consentido a un sistema informático
Código Orgánico Integral Penal (COIP), art. 234 (acceso no consentido a un sistema informático)
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In force since 10 February 2014.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access, in whole or in part, a computer, telematic, or telecommunications system without authorization, or remain inside it against the will of the person with the legitimate right, to exploit the access, modify a web portal, divert data or voice traffic, or offer the system's services to third parties without paying the legitimate provider.
- Reading a public, unauthenticated page without defeating an access control has not itself been held to violate this article.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionNo
Criminal exposure note
Three to five years' imprisonment on conviction (art. 234).
What this law does
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Article 234 punishes, with three to five years' imprisonment, a person who, without authorization, accesses all or part of a computer, telematic, or telecommunications system, or remains inside it against the will of the person with the legitimate right, in order to unlawfully exploit the access obtained, modify a web portal, divert or redirect data or voice traffic, or offer the services those systems provide to third parties without paying the legitimate service providers.
Because the offence's trigger is unauthorized access exploited for one of those listed purposes, reading a public, unauthenticated page without defeating an access control and without one of the listed purposes falls outside a plain reading of the provision.
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Read the law
Official COIP text (Registro Oficial Suplemento 180, 10 de febrero de 2014)
reproduced by SHERLOC, the UNODC's Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws on Crime database