Stalking

(a) A person is guilty of simple stalking if he or she willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly, follows or harasses another person or who makes a credible threat with intent to place that person or a member of his or her immediate family in fear of death or bodily injury. (b) A person is guilty of advanced stalking if he or she violates Subsection (a) of this Section when there is a temporary restraining order or an injunction or both or any other court order in effect prohibiting the behavior described in that Subsection against the same party. (c) A person is guilty of advanced stalking if he or she violates Subsection (a) of this Section a second or subsequent time against the same victim, within seven (7) years of a prior conviction under that Subsection, and involving an harassment or a credible threat of violence, as defined in §19.69 of this Chapter. (d) Simple stalking is a felony of the third degree. (e) Advanced stalking is a felony of the second degree. (f) This Section shall not apply to conduct which occurs during labor picketing. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 22-035:3 (Sept. 27, 1993). Amended by P.L. 31-009:3 (Mar. 9, 2011).