Section 156.50. Offenses involving computers; defenses


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  • In any prosecution:
        1.  under  section  156.05  or  156.10  of this article, it shall be a
      defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that he had
      authorization to use the computer;
        2. under section 156.20, 156.25, 156.26 or 156.27 of this  article  it
      shall  be a defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe
      that he had the right to alter in any manner  or  destroy  the  computer
      data or the computer program;
        3.  under  section  156.29  or  156.30  of  this article it shall be a
      defense that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that he had
      the right to copy, reproduce or duplicate in  any  manner  the  computer
      data or the computer program.