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.
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.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-103.
Telephone calls; unlawful acts; penalties; place of commission
of crime. (1983)
(a) A person commits a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he telephones
another anonymously or under a false or fictitious name and uses obscene, lewd
or profane language or suggests a lewd or lascivious act with intent to terrify,
intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend.
(b) A person commits a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if:
(i)
By
repeated anonymous telephone
calls, he disturbs the peace, quiet or privacy of persons where
the calls were
received; or
(ii) He telephones
another and threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to the person or
property of any person.
(c)
A crime
under this section is committed at the place where the calls
either originated or were received.