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  2. Stalking - Wikipedia

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    In some states, the anti-stalking laws operate extra-territorially, meaning that an individual can be charged with stalking if either they or the victim are in the relevant state. Most Australian states provide the option of a restraining order in cases of stalking, breach of which is punishable as a criminal offence.

  3. Oregon Legislature passes bill modernizing state stalking laws

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    Felony-level stalking and felony violations of stalking protective orders would be expanded to include a person having a prior stalking or stalking protective order violation in another ...

  4. Cyberstalking - Wikipedia

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    Cyberstalking is a criminal offense under various state anti-stalking, slander and harassment laws. A conviction can result in a restraining order, probation, or criminal penalties against the assailant, including jail.

  5. Stalking victims will be able to learn who the perpetrator is ...

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    Ms Cooper said: “Stalking is a horrendous crime. For far too long, victims of stalking have been subject to debilitating and vicious abuse at the hands of stalkers who use any means necessary to ...

  6. Menacing - Wikipedia

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    The tangentially related crime of "Menacing By Stalking" was introduced as a new charge in some states following the popularization of laws specifically targeting stalking behavior, in which a perpetrator adopts a long-term pattern of actions designed to frighten and harass a victim while still adhering to the letter of existing harassment laws.

  7. Criminal justice, victims rights laws go into effect Jan. 1 ...

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    Of the nearly 300 laws going into effect Jan. 1, a handful give crime victims more authority. One measure adds the use of an electronic tracking system to the definition of “course of contact ...

  8. Cyberstalking legislation - Wikipedia

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    Cyberstalking a child under the age of 16 or a person of any age for which the offender has been ordered by the courts not to contact is considered "aggravated stalking," a third degree felony under Florida law. Cyberstalking in conjunction with a credible threat is also considered aggravated stalking. [31]

  9. More protection for victims as Government vows crackdown on ...

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    Victims of the “horrendous” crime of stalking are to be given better protection including the right to know the identity of their online stalkers, the Government has said. Home Secretary ...