AN ACT relating to harassing communications.

UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 925
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AN ACT relating to harassing communications. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 525.080 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) A person is guilty of harassing communications when, with intent to intimidate, 4
harass, annoy, or alarm another person, he or she: 5
(a) Communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, 6
telegraph, mail, or any other form of electronic or written communication in a 7
manner which causes annoyance or alarm and serves no purpose of legitimate 8
communication; 9
(b) Makes a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with no purpose 10
of legitimate communication; or 11
(c) Communicates, while enrolled as a student in a local school district, with or 12
about another school student, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, the 13
internet, telegraph, mail, or any other form of electronic or written 14
communication in a manner which a reasonable person under the 15
circumstances should know would cause the other student to suffer fear of 16
physical harm, intimidation, humiliation, or embarrassment and which serves 17
no purpose of legitimate communication. 18
(2) Harassing communications is a: 19
(a) Class B misdemeanor for the first offense; 20
(b) Class A misdemeanor for the second offense; and 21
(c) Class D felony: 22
1. For the third or subsequent offense; or 23
2. When a person intentionally conceals his or her identity to make 24
communication anonymous. 25