§ 538 — In general

§ 538. In general. (a) No person, firm, corporation, or other business\nentity, regardless of its form of organization, shall deceptively cause\ncomputer software to be copied onto the computer or internet-capable\ndevice of a consumer in this state and use the software to access,\nhijack, or use the consumer's modem, internet-capable device, or\ninternet service for the purpose of causing an authorized user or a\nthird party affected by such conduct to incur financial charges for a\nservice that is not authorized by the owner or an authorized user of the\ncomputer.\n (b) Any provision of a contract or an agreement entered into by a\nconsumer that deceives a consumer and that purports or may be construed\nto authorize, divert, or require anything that would constitute a\nviolation of any of the provisions of this section is hereby declared to\nbe void as against public policy and shall not be enforceable.\n