A person is guilty of stalking in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of stalking in the third degree as defined in subdivision three of section 120.50 or stalking in the second degree as defined in section 120.55 of this article and, in the course and furtherance thereof, he or she:
1. intentionally or recklessly causes physical injury to the victim of such crime; or2. commits a class A misdemeanor defined in article one hundred thirty of this chapter, or a class E felony defined in section 130.25, former section 130.40 or section 130.85 of this chapter, or a class D felony defined in former section 130.45 or section 130.30 of this chapter. Stalking in the first degree is a class D felony.
Amended by New York Laws 2024, ch. 23,Sec. 45, eff. 1/30/2024.Amended by New York Laws 2024, ch. 23,Sec. 43, eff. 9/1/2024, op. to any offense committed on or after 9/1/2024.Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 777,Sec. 46, eff. 9/1/2024, op. to any offense committed on or after 9/1/2024.