PRINTER'S NO. 1063
No. 905 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, ROBBINS, LAVALLE,
RAFFERTY, MUSTO, LOGAN, WONDERLING, STOUT, McILHINNEY AND
BROWNE, MAY 29, 2007
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 29, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
3 stalking.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 2709.1(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 2709.1. Stalking.
9 * * *
10 (c) Grading.--
11 (1) Except as otherwise provided for in [paragraph (2),
12 a first] this subsection, an offense under this section shall
13 constitute a misdemeanor of the first degree.
14 (2) A second or subsequent offense under this section or
15 a first offense under [subsection (a)] this section if the
16 person has been previously convicted of a crime of violence
17 involving the same victim, family or household member,
18 including, but not limited to, a violation of section 2701
1 (relating to simple assault), 2702 (relating to aggravated
2 assault), 2705 (relating to recklessly endangering another
3 person), 2901 (relating to kidnapping), 3121 (relating to
4 rape) or 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
5 intercourse), an order issued under section 4954 (relating to
6 protective orders) or an order issued under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6108
7 (relating to relief) or if the person is convicted of
8 committing any other misdemeanor during the course of this
9 offense shall constitute a felony of the third degree.
10 * * *
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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