Ch. 607

LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 121A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

121A.

(a)   In this section "course of conduct" means a persistent
pattern of conduct, composed of a series of acts over a period of
time, that evidences a continuity of purpose.

(b)  This section does not apply to any peaceable activity
intended to express political views or provide information to
others.

(c)  A person may not follow another person in or about a
public place or maliciously engage in a course of conduct that
alarms or seriously annoys another person:

(1)  With intent to harass, alarm, or annoy the other
person;

(2)  After reasonable warning or request to desist by
the other person; and

(3)  Without a legal purpose.

(d)  A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not
exceeding [$50] $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 25, 1989.

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