§ 1472. Stalking
TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1 : CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1472. Stalking. (a) Any person who purposefully engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person and knows or should know that the course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress is guilty of stalking. (b) In any prosecution under this law, it shall not be a defense that: (1) the actor was not given actual notice that the course of conduct was unwanted; or (2) the actor did not intend to cause the victim fear or other emotional distress. (c) A person commits the crime of stalking in the first degree if the person violates subsection (a) and: (1) the defendant violated any order prohibiting contact with the victim; or (2) the defendant was convicted of stalking any person within the previous 10 years; or (3) the defendant used force or a weapon or threatened to use force or a weapon; or (4) the victim is a minor. (d) All acts of stalking not described in subsection (c) constitute the crime of stalking in the second degree. (e) Stalking in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment of up to four years, by a fine of up to 1,000, or both. Source: PL 14-9, § 3 (1509), modified; repealed and re-enacted by PL 20- 28 § 5 (Dec. 11, 2017). Commission Comment: [Historical comments removed.]
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission