S.B. 352                                                  VETOES

FOR the purpose of repealing clarifying a certain intent element in the crime of
stalking; modifying a certain defined term; excluding certain lawful activities
from a certain crime; modifying a certain defined term; requiring that a certain
person know or reasonably should have known that certain conduct would place
another in reasonable fear of serious bodily injury, death, or of certain offenses
being committed under certain circumstances, or that a third person is likely to
suffer serious bodily injury, death, or certain offenses; establishing that the
crime of stalking is a felony; giving the District Court and circuit court
concurrent jurisdiction to try stalking cases; modifying a certain defined term;
and generally relating to the definition of the crime of stalking.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Criminal Law
Section 3-802

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article—Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-301(b)(17) and (18) and 4-302(d)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article—Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-301(b)(19)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Criminal Law

3-802.

(a) (1) In this section, "stalking" means a malicious course of conduct that
includes approaching or pursuing another [with the intent to place that individual]
WHERE THE PERSON INTENDS TO PLACE OR KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN THE CONDUCT WOULD PLACE ANOTHER in reasonable fear OF OF:

(1) (I) 1. [of] serious bodily [injury] HARM;

(1) (I) [of] serious bodily injury;

(II) 2. OF

(II) AN ASSAULT IN ANY DEGREE;
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(III) 3.       OF A