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 |
STATE TOTALS | 47 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 47 | 44 |