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does Iowa have a law against hacking an e-mail account?
thank you for your time

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Hi Josh,

Here you go:

716.6B Unauthorized computer access — penalties — civil cause of action.
1. A person who knowingly and without authorization accesses a computer, computer system, or computer network commits the following:
a. An aggravated misdemeanor if computer data is accessed that contains a confidential record, as defined in section 22.7 , operational or support data of a public utility, as defined in section 476.1 , operational or support data of a rural water district incorporated pursuant to chapter 357A or 504 , operational or support data of a municipal utility organized pursuant to chapter 388 or 389 , operational or support data of a public airport, or a trade secret, as defined in section 550.2 .
b. A serious misdemeanor if computer data is copied, altered, or deleted.
c. A simple misdemeanor for any access which is not an aggravated or serious misdemeanor.
2. The prosecuting attorney or an aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in district court seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of this section or to prevent, restrain, or remedy such a violation.
2000 Acts, ch 1201, §11 ; 2002 Acts, ch 1049, §2 ; 2003 Acts, ch 75, §1 ; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191 ; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §394
Computer terminology, see § 702.1A

So in answer to your question, yes they do.

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I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.

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