Ley No. 1042, interference with and damage to computer systems, as reformed by Ley No. 1219
Ley No. 1042, as reformed by Ley No. 1219 (2024), arts. 8-10
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In force since 12 September 2024.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not interfere with, alter, damage, or disable a computer system or the data it holds.
- Do not violate a computer system's security to destroy, alter, duplicate, or damage the data, processes, or their integrity, availability, or confidentiality.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionNo
Criminal exposure note
Article 8: imprisonment of four to seven years and 300 to 600 day-fines, rising to seven to fifteen years and 600 to 1,000 day-fines for a State or critical-service system. Article 9: imprisonment of seven to fifteen years and 600 to 1,000 day-fines. Article 10: imprisonment of four to seven years and 300 to 600 day-fines, rising to seven to fifteen years and 600 to 1,000 day-fines where the target holds personal or sensitive personal data.
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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As reformed by Ley No. 1219, article 8 punishes intentionally interfering with or altering the operation of a computer system or its data, temporarily or permanently, with imprisonment of four to seven years and 300 to 600 day-fines, rising to seven to fifteen years and 600 to 1,000 day-fines where the target is a State system or one serving health, communications, financial, energy, water, transport, port, airport, public-safety, social-security, or education services.
Article 9 punishes violating a computer system's security to destroy, alter, duplicate, disable, or damage its data, processes, or their integrity, availability, or confidentiality, with imprisonment of seven to fifteen years and 600 to 1,000 day-fines.
Article 10 punishes destroying, damaging, modifying, or disabling a computer system or its components, with imprisonment of four to seven years and 300 to 600 day-fines (six months to one year and 200 to 500 day-fines where committed recklessly), rising to seven to fifteen years and 600 to 1,000 day-fines where the target serves public or financial services or holds personal data, sensitive personal data, or reserved information.
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Read the law
Official text of Ley No. 1219
Ley de Reformas y Adiciones a la Ley No. 1042, La Gaceta, Diario Oficial No. 170 of 12 September 2024, reproduced by the Unidad de Analisis Financiero (UAF)