Statutes | Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada V Chapter 200 ยง 200.575 | 2019

1. A person who, without lawful authority, willfully or maliciously engages in a course of conduct that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed, commits the crime of stalking. Except where the provisions of subsection 2 or 3 are applicable, a person who commits the crime of stalking:
(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a Category C offense.
(b) For any subsequent offense, is guilty of a Category B offense.
2. A person who commits the crime of stalking and in conjunction therewith threatens the person with the intent to cause him to be placed in reasonable fear of death or substantial bodily harm commits the crime of aggravated stalking. A person who commits the crime of aggravated stalking shall be punished for a Category A offense.
3. A person who commits the crime of stalking with the use of an Internet or network site or electronic mail or any other similar means of communication to publish, display or distribute information in a manner that substantially increases the risk of harm or violence to the victim shall be punished for a Category A offense.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of SECTION 200.571, a criminal penalty provided for in this section may be imposed in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for any other criminal offense arising from the same conduct or for any contempt of court arising from the same conduct.
5. The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available.
6. As used in this section:
(a) &ldquoCourse of conduct&rdquo means a pattern of conduct which consists of a series of acts over time that evidences a continuity of purpose directed at a specific person.
(b) &ldquoInternet or network site&rdquo has the meaning ascribed to it in SECTION 205.4744.
(c) &ldquoNetwork&rdquo has the meaning ascribed to it in SECTION 205.4745.
(d) &ldquoProvider of Internet service&rdquo has the meaning ascribed to it in SECTION 205.4758.
(e) &ldquoWithout lawful authority&rdquo includes acts which are initiated or continued without the victim&rsquos consent. The term does not include acts which are otherwise protected or authorized by constitutional or statutory law, regulation or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to:
(1) Picketing which occurs during a strike, work stoppage or any other labor dispute.
(2) The activities of a reporter, photographer, cameraman or other person while gathering information for communication to the public if that person is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association or radio or television station and is acting solely within that professional capacity.
(3) The activities of a person that are carried out in the normal course of his lawful employment.
(4) Any activities carried out in the exercise of the constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech and assembly.