ACT IV OF 1978
ON THE CRIMINAL CODE
(abstract issue)

Chapter XVII
Economic crimes
Title I
Crimes violating management obligations and order of management 
Computer fraud


300/C. §

(1) Anyone who for the sake of illegal gains or causing damage influences the result of any computer data processing by changing the program, deletion, feeding erroneous or deficient data, or by applying other inadmissible operations, shall commit a crime, and shall be sentenced to maximum three years’ imprisonment.

(2) The punishment shall be

a) maximum five years’ imprisonment, if the computer fraud causes substantial damage;

b) minimum two, maximum eight years’ imprisonment, if the computer fraud causes specially great damage;

c) minimum five, maximum ten years’ imprisonment, if the computer fraud cause specially substantial damage.

(3) Anyone who commits the action described in paragraph (1)-(2) by applying electronic cards that serve the use of public purpose telephone service, or public purpose mobile radio telephone service, or by changing the program of a microcomputer controlling a public purpose mobile radio telephone, shall also commit a crime.