§ 120.55 Stalking in the second degree.
A person is guilty of stalking in the second degree when he or she:
- Commits the crime of stalking in the third degree as defined in
subdivision three of section 120.50 of this article and in the course of
and in furtherance of the commission of such offense: (i) displays, or
possesses and threatens the use of, a firearm, pistol, revolver, rifle,
shotgun, machine gun, electronic dart gun, electronic stun gun, cane
sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal knuckles,
chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, slingshot, slungshot, shirken, “Kung Fu
Star”, dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor, stiletto, imitation pistol,
dangerous instrument, deadly instrument or deadly weapon; or (ii)
displays what appears to be a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine
gun or other firearm; or - Commits the crime of stalking in the third degree in violation of
subdivision three of section 120.50 of this article against any person,
and has previously been convicted, within the preceding five years, of a
specified predicate crime as defined in subdivision five of section
120.40 of this article, and the victim of such specified predicate crime
is the victim, or an immediate family member of the victim, of the
present offense; or - Commits the crime of stalking in the fourth degree and has
previously been convicted of stalking in the third degree as defined in
subdivision four of section 120.50 of this article against any person;
or - Being twenty-one years of age or older, repeatedly follows a person
under the age of fourteen or engages in a course of conduct or
repeatedly commits acts over a period of time intentionally placing or
attempting to place such person who is under the age of fourteen in
reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical injury or death; or - Commits the crime of stalking in the third degree, as defined in
subdivision three of section 120.50 of this article, against ten or more
persons, in ten or more separate transactions, for which the actor has
not been previously convicted.Stalking in the second degree is a class E felony.
