What are the anti stalking laws in Virgina?
Virginia’s law is weak. You have to prove intent to harm in court, but you can still get a restraining order.
ec. 18.2-60.3. Stalking; penalty. Amended 2002.
A. Any person, except a law-enforcement officer, as defined in ? 9.1-101, and acting in the performance of his official duties, and a registered private investigator, as defined in ? 9.1-138, who is regulated in accordance with ? 9.1-139 and acting in the course of his legitimate business, who on more than one occasion engages in conduct directed at another person with the intent to place, or when he knows or reasonably should know that the conduct places that other person in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to that other person or to that other person’s family or household member is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
This is from the Virginia Tech Women’s center:
What to do if you are being stalked or harassed
* If you are in eminent danger, go to a safe place and call 911.
* Consider talking with a counselor. A counselor can assist you in accessing resources and developing a plan for your safety. You can call the Virginia Tech Women’s Center or the Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley for free and confidential services.
* Consider contacting the police, the VT Office of Judicial Affairs, or the equal Opportunity Office to file a report. (You may file an anonymous report to the Virginia Tech Police Department on this site.)
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