HB 1505 -- Cyber Harassment

Sponsor:  Smith (14)

This bill creates the crime of cyber harassment when a person, if
for the purpose of frightening or disturbing another person,
transmits or causes the transmission of an electronic
communication, knowingly permits an electronic communication to
be transmitted to another person from an electronic
communications device under his or her control and does so
anonymously or repeatedly, uses coarse language offensive to a
person of average sensibility, or threatens to commit a felony.
Cyber harassment will be a class A misdemeanor unless committed
by an adult against a child, in which case, it will be a class D
felony.

The penalty for the crimes of harassment and stalking is
increased from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony when
committed by an adult against a child.  A second or subsequent
offense of stalking within five years of a previous finding or
plea of guilt will be a class C felony when committed by an adult
against a child.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm