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==Drafting instructions to jury—Alteration with intent to injure or defraud==

The instruction listing the elements of alteration with intent to injure or defraud provides as follows:[[FN70]]

'''The elements of computer damage in this case are:'''

*First, defendant must have intentionally altered a computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, or any other such property. "Property" includes, but is not limited to, electronically processed or produced data and information contained in a computer or computer software in either machine or human readable form.

*Second, defendant's act must have been committed with the intent to injure or defraud .
*Third, the alteration must have occurred without the authorization of .
*Fourth, defendant's act must have taken place on (or about) '''[Date goes here]''' in '''[County goes here]'''.

If you find that each of these four elements has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, defendant is guilty of the crime of criminal damage. If you find that any of these elements has not been so proved, defendant is not guilty.