Maine

LD749
Status: Signed by the governor, effective September 17, 2001
Effective June 7, 2001, Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §210-A, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 668, §3, is amended to read:

A. "Course of conduct" means repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a person or repeatedly conveying oral or written threats, threats implied by conduct or a combination of threats and conduct directed at or toward a person. "Course of conduct" also means, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person, communicating or causing a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic means or otherwise with that person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, telegraph, mail or any other form of written communication via computer, use of computer networking, electronic mail, and utilizing the internet. For purposes of this section, "course of conduct" also includes, but is not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to personal, medical, financial or other identifying information, including access by computer network, mail, telephone or written communication. "Course of conduct" does not include activity protected by the Constitution of Maine, the United States Constitution or by state or federal statute.

SUMMARY
This bill amends the crime of stalking to include communicating by electronic means with a person with the intent to harass, annoy or alarm that person.