Law / United States / Arkansas
Computer fraud
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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, or cause to be accessed, a computer, computer system, or computer network to devise or execute a scheme to defraud or extort, or to obtain money, property, or a service through a false or fraudulent intent, representation, or promise.
- This offense turns on a fraudulent or extortionate purpose, not on whether the access itself was authorized.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Computer fraud under this section is a Class D felony, regardless of the amount obtained or the loss caused.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Arkansas prosecuting attorneys, through ordinary criminal prosecution
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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A person commits computer fraud by intentionally accessing, or causing to be accessed, any computer, computer system, or computer network for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme to defraud or extort, or of obtaining money, property, or a service through a false or fraudulent intent, representation, or promise.
The offense does not turn on whether the access itself was authorized, only on the fraudulent or extortionate purpose behind it, so ordinary automated access to a public page for a non-fraudulent purpose falls outside this section. Computer fraud is a Class D felony.
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Read the law
Arkansas Code, as published by FindLaw
no free official full-text edition of the consolidated Arkansas Code was located