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§ 1063. Aggravated stalking
(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated stalking if the person intentionally stalks another person, and:
(1) such conduct violates a court order that prohibits stalking and is in effect at the time of the offense; or
(2) has been previously convicted of stalking or aggravated stalking; or
(3) has been previously convicted of an offense an element of which involves an act of violence against the same person; or
(4) the person being stalked is under the age of 16 years; or
(5) had a deadly weapon, as defined in section 1021 of this title, in his or her possession while engaged in the act of stalking.
(b) A person who commits the crime of aggravated stalking shall be imprisoned not more than five years or be fined not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(c) Conduct constituting the offense of aggravated stalking shall be considered a violent act for the purposes of determining bail. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 1; amended 2005, No. 83, § 5.)
