Cyberstalking Laws

Please click on any state to learn exactly what their cyberstalking laws include.

“Electronic” or “Digital”?

Covers “electronic” or “digital” or “technology” or ‘device” or “software” etc.

“Cyberstalking”?

Uses the word “cyberstalking”

“Harassment”?

Mentions “harassment”

“Emotional Distress”?

Mentions “emotional distress”

“Fear”?

Mentions “fear”

“More than one act” or “pattern”?

Mentions “more than one act” “two or or more acts” or “a pattern”

List of States, in case you don’t want to use the map above…

State	“Electronic” or “Digital”?	“Cyberstalking”?	“Harassment”?	“Emotional Distress”?	“Fear”?	“More than one act” or “pattern”?
Alabama	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
Alaska	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES
Arizona	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Arkansas	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
California	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
Colorado	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES
Connecticut	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Delaware	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Florida	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Georgia	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO
Hawaii	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES
Idaho	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO
Illinois	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO
Indiana	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iowa	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
Kansas	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Kentucky	YES	NO	YES	YES (“MENTAL DISTRESS”)	NO	YES
Louisiana	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Maine	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Maryland	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO
Massachusetts	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Michigan	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Minnesota	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Mississippi	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES
Missouri	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO
Montana	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Nebraska	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
Nevada	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
New Hampshire	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
New Jersey	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
New Mexico	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
New York	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO
North Carolina	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
North Dakota	YES	NO	YES	YES (“MENTAL ANGUISH”)	YES	YES
Ohio	YES	NO	YES	YES (“MENTAL DISTRESS”)	YES	YES
Oklahoma	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Oregon	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES
Pennsylvania	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Rhode Island	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
South Carolina	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
South Dakota	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
Tennessee	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Texas	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Utah	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Vermont	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES
Virginia	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES
Washington	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES
West Virginia	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Wisconsin	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Wyoming	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
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