Article 319a
(1) (Amended, SG No. 38/2007, SG No. 101/2017) Who unlawfully access an information system or parts thereof, in not immaterial cases, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to two years.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 101/2017) Where the act under Paragraph 1 has been committed by two or more people, who have previously agreed so to do, the punishment shall be imprisonment of up to two years and a fine of up to BGN 3,000.
(3) (Supplemented, SG No. 38/2007, amended, SG No. 101/2017) Where the act under Paragraph 1 is repeated or is with regard to data for creation of an electronic signature, the punishment shall be imprisonment of up three years and a fine of up to BGN 5,000.
(4) (Amended, SG No. 26/2004, supplemented, SG No. 38/2007) Where acts under paragraphs 1 - 3 have been committed with regard to information that qualifies as a secret of the State or to another information protected by the law, the punishment shall be imprisonment from one to three years, unless severer punishment has been envisaged.
(5) Where grave consequences have occurred as a result of the acts under Paragraph 4, punishment shall be of one to eight years.
