New York S08468 amends the penal law to establish new crimes of stalking and aggravated harassment of elected officials.
New York S08468 amends the penal law to establish the crimes of stalking an elected official and aggravated harassment of an elected official. Stalking an elected official is defined as committing stalking in the third or second degree against an elected official or their immediate family. Aggravated harassment of an elected official is defined as causing physical injury or threatening harm to an elected official or their immediate family with intent to harass or alarm. Both crimes are classified as felonies.
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