Cybercrime policies/strategies
Cybercrime legislation
State of cybercrime legislation
Special Law on Information Crimes adopted in 2001 contains partial implementation of substantive law offences, such as illegal access, system interference, misuse of devices, as well as content-related offences of forgery, fraud, child pornography and IPR.
No information about procedural powers corresponding to the Budapest Convention.
Substantive law
The Special Law on Information Crimes – 2001, contains the following provisions, regarding cybercrime: art 5 – corporate liability; art 6 – illegal access; art 7 – system sabotage or damage; art 9 - illegal access or sabotage to protected systems; art 11 – cyber espionage; art 12 – document forgery; art 13 – theft; art 14 – fraud; art 15 – illegal procurement of goods and services; art 16 – payment card fraud; art 20 – violation of privacy and personal data; art 21 – privacy of communication violation; art 22 – disclosure of personal data or information; art 24 –showing of pornographic material with children and adolescents; art 25 – misappropriation of intellectual property.
The Penal Code contains provisions on :Title VIII – Chapter I – sexual abuse of a minor, pornographic materials that are made, distributed or displayed for public view or offered for sale.
Procedural law
Related laws and regulations
- Constitution - https://web.oas.org/mla/en/Countries_Intro/Ven_intro_fundtxt_esp_1.pdf
- Penal Code – https://web.oas.org/mla/en/Countries_Intro/Ven_intro_fundtxt_esp_4.pdf
- Criminal Procedural Code - https://web.oas.org/mla/en/Countries_Intro/Ven_intro_fundtxt_esp_2.pdf
Specialised institutions
International cooperation
Jurisprudence/case law
Sources and links
- National Police - http://www.policianacional.gob.ve/
- Ministry of Justice - http://www.mpprijp.gob.ve/
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - http://mppre.gob.ve/

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- Cybercrime website
- Template: Mutual Legal Assistance Request for subscriber information (Art. 31 Budapest Convention). English and bilingual versions available.
- Template: Data Preservation Request (Articles 29 and 30 Budapest Convention). English and bilingual versions available.