Criminal Code of Montenegro, Unauthorised Access to a Computer System
Criminal Code of Montenegro Art. 353 (Unauthorised Access to a Computer System), Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro Nos. 70/03, 13/04, 47/06 and Official Gazette of Montenegro Nos. 40/08, 25/10, 32/11, 64/11, 40/13, 56/13, 14/15, 42/15, 58/15, 44/17, 49/18
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In force.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access a computer system, in whole or in part, without authorisation.
- Do not defeat a computer system's protection measures, and do not access without authorisation a computer system of significance to a state authority, local-government authority, or another institution exercising public powers; either raises the offence's maximum penalty.
- Do not intercept non-public computer data during its transmission to, from, or within a computer system, including electromagnetic emissions.
- Do not use data obtained through unauthorised access or interception under this article.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionNo
Criminal exposure note
A fine or imprisonment of up to one year for basic unauthorised access (art. 353(1)); a fine or up to three years where a protection measure is defeated or the system is of state or local-government significance (art. 353(2)), the same maximum for illegally intercepting non-public computer data in transmission (art. 353(3)); a fine or up to three years for using data obtained this way (art. 353(4)), rising to six months to five years where grave consequences result (art. 353(5)).
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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Article 353(1) punishes unauthorised access to a computer system, in whole or in part, with a fine or imprisonment of up to one year; the basic offence does not require defeating a security measure. Article 353(2) raises the maximum to three years where the perpetrator violates a computer system's protection measures or accesses a system significant to a state authority, local-government authority, or another institution exercising public powers.
Article 353(3) applies the same three-year maximum to illegally intercepting non-public computer data during its transmission to, from, or within a computer system, including electromagnetic emissions. Article 353(4) punishes using data obtained through any of paragraphs 1 to 3 with a fine or up to three years, rising under Article 353(5) to a term of six months to five years where that use has grave consequences for another person.
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