Alaska
This page lists the most applicable state crimes addressing stalking. However, depending on the facts of the case, a stalker might also be charged with other crimes, such as trespassing, intimidation of a witness, breaking and entering, etc. Check your state code or consult with your local prosecutor about other charges that might apply in a particular case.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.260 Stalking in the first degree.
(2006)
(a) A person commits the crime of
stalking
in the first degree if the person violates AS
11.41.270 and
(1)
the
actions constituting the offense are in violation of an order issued or filed
under AS
18.66.100 -- 18.66.180
or issued under former AS 25.35.010(b) or 25.35.020;
(2)
the
actions constituting the offense are in violation of a condition of probation,
release before trial, release after conviction, or parole;
(3)
the
victim is under 16 years of age;
(4)
at any
time during the course of conduct constituting the offense, the defendant
possessed a deadly weapon;
(5)
the
defendant has been previously convicted of a crime under this section, AS
11.41.270, or AS
11.56.740, or a law or ordinance of this or another jurisdiction with
elements similar to a crime under this section, AS
11.41.270, or AS
11.56.740; or
(6)
the
defendant has been previously convicted of a crime, or an attempt or
solicitation to commit a crime, under (A) AS
11.41.100 -- 11.41.250,
11.41.300
-- 11.41.460,
AS
11.56.807, 11.56.810,
AS
11.61.118, 11.61.120,
or (B) a law or an ordinance of this or another jurisdiction with elements
similar to a crime, or an attempt or solicitation to commit a crime, under AS
11.41.100 -- 11.41.250,
11.41.300
-- 11.41.460,
AS
11.56.807, 11.56.810,
AS
11.61.118, or 11.61.120,
involving the same victim as the present offense.
(b) In this section, "course of
conduct" and "victim" have the meanings given in AS
11.41.270(b).
(c) Stalking in the first
degree is a class C felony.
Alaska Stat. § 11.41.270. Stalking in the second degree.
(1993)
(a) A person commits the crime of
stalking
in the second degree if the person knowingly engages in a course of conduct that
recklessly places another person in fear of death or physical injury, or in fear
of the death or physical injury of a family member.
(b) In this
section,
(1)
"course
of conduct" means repeated acts of nonconsensual contact involving the victim or
a family member;
(2)
"family
member" means a
(A)
spouse,
child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece,
of the victim, whether related by blood, marriage, or
adoption;
(B)
person
who lives, or has previously lived, in a spousal relationship with the
victim;
(C)
person
who lives in the same household as the victim; or
(D)
person
who is a former spouse of the victim or is or has been in a dating, courtship,
or engagement relationship with the victim;
(3)
"nonconsensual contact" means any
contact with another person that is initiated or continued without that person's
consent, that is beyond the scope of the consent provided by that person, or
that is in disregard of that person's expressed desire that the contact be
avoided or discontinued; "nonconsensual contact" includes
(A)
following or appearing within the
sight of that person;
(B)
approaching or confronting that
person in a public place or on private property;
(C)
appearing at the workplace or
residence of that person;
(D)
entering onto or remaining on
property owned, leased, or occupied by that person;
(E)
contacting that person by
telephone;
(F)
sending
mail or electronic communications to that person;
(G)
placing
an object on, or delivering an object to, property owned, leased, or occupied by
that person;
(H)
"victim" means a person who is the
target of a course of conduct.
(c) Stalking in the second degree is a class A
misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.118. Harassment in the first degree.
(2006)
(a) A person commits the crime of
harassment
in the first degree if the person violates AS
11.61.120(a)(5) and the offensive physical contact is contact with
human or animal blood, mucus, saliva, semen, urine, vomitus, or
feces.
(b) Harassment in the first degree is a class A
misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 11.61.120. Harassment in the second
degree. (2006)
(a) A person commits the crime of
harassment
in the second degree if, with intent to harass or annoy another person, that
person
(1)
insults, taunts, or challenges
another person in a manner likely to provoke an immediate violent
response;
(2)
telephones another and fails to
terminate the connection with intent to impair the ability of that person to
place or receive telephone calls;
(3)
makes
repeated telephone calls at extremely inconvenient hours;
(4)
makes
an anonymous or obscene telephone call, an obscene electronic communication, or
a telephone call or electronic communication that threatens physical injury or
sexual contact;
(5)
subjects another person to
offensive physical contact; or
(6)
publishes or distributes
electronic or printed photographs, pictures, or films that show the genitals,
anus, or female breast of the other person or show that person engaged in a
sexual act.
(b) Harassment in the second degree is a class B
misdemeanor.