Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-506. Stalking; penalty. (2007)
(a) As used in this
section:
(i)
"Course of conduct" means a
pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over any period of time
evidencing a continuity of purpose;
(ii) "Harass" means to engage in a
course of conduct, including but not limited to verbal threats, written
threats, lewd or obscene statements or images, vandalism or nonconsensual
physical contact, directed at a specific person or the family of a specific
person, which the defendant knew or should have known would cause a reasonable
person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and which does in fact
seriously alarm the person toward whom it is directed.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by
law, a person commits the crime of stalking
if, with intent to harass another person, the person engages in a course of
conduct reasonably likely to harass that person, including but not limited to
any combination of the following:
(i)
Communicating, anonymously or
otherwise, or causing a communication with another person by verbal,
electronic, mechanical, telegraphic, telephonic or written means in a manner
that harasses;
(ii) Following a person, other than
within the residence of the defendant;
(iii)
Placing a person under
surveillance by remaining present outside his or her school, place of
employment, vehicle, other place occupied by the person, or residence other
than the residence of the defendant; or
(iv)
Otherwise engaging in a course
of conduct that harasses another person.
(c) This section does not apply to
an otherwise lawful demonstration, assembly or
picketing.
(d) Except as provided under
subsection (e) of this section, stalking
is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or
both.
(e) A person convicted of stalking
under subsection (b) of this section is guilty of felony stalking
punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years,
if:
(i)
The
act or acts leading to the conviction occurred within five (5) years of a
prior conviction under this subsection, or under subsection (b) of this
section, or under a substantially similar law of another
jurisdiction;
(ii)
The defendant caused serious
bodily harm to the victim or another person in conjunction with committing the
offense of stalking;
(iii)
The
defendant committed the offense of stalking
in violation of any condition of probation, parole or bail;
or
(iv)
The
defendant committed the offense of stalking
in violation of a temporary or permanent order of protection issued pursuant
to W.S.
7-3-508 or 7-3-509,
or pursuant to a substantially similar law of another
jurisdiction.