Section 815.04 - Offenses against intellectual property(1) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization introduces a computer contaminant or modifies or renders unavailable data, programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device commits an offense against intellectual property.(2) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization destroys data, programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device commits an offense against intellectual property.(3) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization discloses or takes data, programs, or supporting documentation that is a trade secret as defined in s. 812.081 or is confidential as provided by law residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device commits an offense against intellectual property.(4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an offense against intellectual property is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(b) If the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or to obtain any property, the person commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.s. 1, ch. 78-92; s.1, ch. 94-100; s.431, ch. 96-406; s.1, ch. 2014-177; s.4, ch. 2014-208; s.5, ch. 2016-5; s.20, ch. 2016-6; s.31, ch. 2022-5.Amended by 2022 Fla. Laws, ch. 5, s 31, eff. 5/13/2022.Amended by 2016 Fla. Laws, ch. 6, s 20, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by 2016 Fla. Laws, ch. 5, s 5, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by 2014 Fla. Laws, ch. 208, s 4, eff. 10/1/2014.Amended by 2014 Fla. Laws, ch. 177, s 1, eff. 10/1/2014.