Stalking.
It is unlawful for a person to purposefully engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific individual: With the intent to cause that individual to: Fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person; Feel seriously alarmed, disturbed, or frightened; or Suffer emotional distress; That the person knows would cause that individual reasonably to: Fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person; Feel seriously alarmed, disturbed, or frightened; or Suffer emotional distress; or That the person should have known would cause a reasonable person in the individual’s circumstances to: Fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person; Feel seriously alarmed, disturbed, or frightened; or Suffer emotional distress. This section does not apply to constitutionally protected activity. Where a single act is of a continuing nature, each 24-hour period constitutes a separate occasion. The conduct on each of the occasions need not be the same as it is on the others.
Annotations
Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 503, 56 DCR 7413 For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 503 of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-227, October 21, 2009, 56 DCR 8668). For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 503 of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-181, August 6, 2009, 56 DCR 6903). This section is referenced in § 22-3134 and § 23-581.
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