Below is a portion of the Hacking policy I helped write for a school district in Pennsylvania.  Each school district has similar policies and the law is federal.  These policies hold up in a court of law as I have tracked down two hacking cases for this school district and both resulted in successful criminal prosecutions.  In both cases, the students lost their computer systems, had to pay for my services in tracking them down, pay a hefty fine, pay court costs, pay lawyer fees, have all computer activity physically watched for one year, and do community service. 
I have no tolerance of hackers.

Legal Information:

Federal Statutes : 18 U.S.C. § 1029 34, 73 ; 18 U.S.C. § 1030 34, 74 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2510 83, 125 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq. 54, 68 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2702 22, 48, 82 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2703 8286, 125 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2711 82 ; 18 U.S.C. § 3109 96 ; 26 U.S.C. § 6103 64 ; 42 U.S.C. § 2000aa 39, 40, 54, ; 6972, 7477, 7981

List of Federal Cases :

Federal Law Remedies;

Hacking From Home -- If you hack from home, be aware of the laws and what you can loose!

• The legal authorities can take your computer equipment and more --
  FEDERAL GUIDELINES - FOR SEARCHING AND SEIZING COMPUTERS
• You can serve jail time and be subject to stiff fines.
• You may have to pay to have what you have done reversed.
• You may be tried as an adult and thus have a permanent criminal record.
• You may be subject to civil penalties.

Hacking From School -- If you hack from school, be aware of the laws, what can happen and who will help to see that it happens!

• All e-mail, files, logs, backups, hardware and other records are subject to search and seizure by legal authorities.
• With the zero tolerance for unauthorized hacking, school employees and contractors will assist legal authorities in gathering evidence and information to prosecute hackers.   Further, school employees, volunteers and contractors will report any suspicious activity.
• You can serve jail time and be subject to stiff fines.
• You may have to pay to have what you have done reversed.
• You may be tried as an adult and thus have a permanent criminal record.
• You may be subject to civil penalties.