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This bill, titled "Crime Of Digital Sabotage Of A Business," amends existing New Mexico law by creating a new crime and defining its penalties. It expands the definitions within the Computer Crimes Act to include terms like "digital resource," which refers to any computer, computer system, network, or software application, and "domain name system," which is the system that translates human-readable website names into numerical internet addresses, allowing businesses to establish an online presence and customers to find them. The core of the bill establishes the crime of "digital sabotage of a business," which occurs when someone knowingly and without authorization uses or modifies a business's digital resource to redirect customers to a different online location, damage the business's operations or digital resources, or harm its reputation by spreading false information. The penalties for this crime vary based on the amount of damage caused, ranging from a petty misdemeanor for minor damage to a second-degree felony for significant financial harm, with provisions for repeat offenses and multiple smaller incidents escalating the charges. The bill also clarifies that a "business" for the purposes of this act includes various private legal entities.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=46&year=26