2010 House Bill 6327

Establish “phishing” penalties

Introduced in the House

July 21, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Robert Jones (D-60)

To create an explicit crime of attempting to defraud or obtaining personal information by false pretenses over the internet (“phishing”) punishable by fines of up to $5,000 per violation plus actual damages or $500,000, whichever is greater.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary