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HB 361 Stalking; enhanced penalties.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Stalking; enhanced penalties.  Provides that any person who commits a second or subsequent offense of stalking within five years of a conviction of a prior offense is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the Class 6 felony applies for a third or subsequent offense. The bill also provides that any person who commits an offense of stalking is guilty of a Class 6 felony when, at the time of the offense, there is in effect any court order prohibiting contact between the defendant and the victim or the victim's family or household member.


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