State and Federal Laws and Regulations

Information Technology related State and Federal laws and regulations are listed below.

State of Texas Penal Code:
Computer Crimes

State of Texas Business and Commerce Code:
Texas SPAM Law

Texas Administrative Code:
Department of Information Resources
Information Security Standards

Federal Laws:

• Digital Millennium Copyright Act Information
• U.S. Code, Title 17, Section 117 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
• U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1030 - The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 2702 et seq. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
• 18 U.S. Code 2319, Criminal Infringement of a Copyright
• 18 U.S. Code 2318, Trafficking in copies of computer programs, and copies of motion pictures or other audio visual works, etc.
• U.S. Code, Title 20, Section 1232g - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)