{"id":1172,"date":"2021-07-13T02:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T02:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2021-07-13T02:31:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T02:31:21","slug":"california-stalking-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/california-stalking-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"California Stalking Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>n California<\/em>, you can be convicted of stalking<\/em> even if you have never engaged in actively pursuing a victim as they went about their daily activities. It\u2019s even possible to be found guilty of California\u2019s stalking laws<\/a> if you\u2019ve never had a face-to-face encounter with the victim. The reason for this is because California lawmakers have written the state\u2019s stalking laws in such a way that they encompass a variety of acts that include harassment, even if that harassment only takes place in the form of letters, social media posts, or phone calls.<\/p>\n

The issue of stalking in California<\/em> is addressed in Penal Code 646.9 PC<\/strong>. The laws states, \u201cAny person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or willfully and maliciously harasses another person and who makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate family is guilty of the crime of stalking.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interesting thing about California\u2019s stalking laws is that contacting someone via social media posts, making phone calls, and following them around isn\u2019t always considered stalking. While these things may result in a police report getting filed, to convict you of stalking, the prosecution must prove that your actions\/words threatened the victim so that they feared for either their life or their safety.<\/p>\n

One of the interesting things about California\u2019s stalking laws is that they are wobbler offenses. That means you could be charged with misdemeanor or felony stalking<\/a>. There have even been instances where a person was charged with both misdemeanor and felony stalking. The bulk of stalking convictions in California are misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re convicted of one count of misdemeanor stalking in California<\/em>, the judge can sentence you to a full year in county jail, fine you up to $1,000, and misdemeanor probation. If convicted of felony stalking, your sentence can include up to five years in a state prison, felony probation, and a fine.<\/p>\n

While stalking charges involve threatening a victim, if that victim is hurt as a result of your actions, you\u2019ll likely be charged with assault and intimidation in addition to stalking. <\/p>\n

Criminal charges could represent one of the problems you face following a California stalking case. Many stalking victims also decide to file a civil case against their stalker. The purpose of the civil case is to gain financial compensation for the mental anguish they suffered as a result of the stalking episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In California, you can be convicted of stalking even if you have never engaged in actively pursuing a victim as they went about their daily activities. It\u2019s even possible to be found guilty of California\u2019s stalking laws if you\u2019ve never had a face-to-face encounter with the victim. The reason for this is because California lawmakers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,30,33,43,37,29,39,38,35,31,48,47,36,128,41,40,32,42,46,44,45],"tags":[139,701,141,700,522,195,57,521,545,699],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bakersfield-ca","category-burbank-ca","category-fresno-ca","category-lancaster-ca","category-long-beach-ca","category-los-angeles-ca","category-martinez-ca","category-modesto-ca","category-north-hollywood-ca","category-palmdale-ca","category-porterville-ca","category-riverside-ca","category-san-bernardino-ca","category-san-diego","category-san-joaquin-ca","category-santa-ana-ca","category-santa-clarita-ca","category-victorvile-ca","category-visalia-ca","category-west-los-angeles-ca","category-westminster-ca","tag-24-hour-bail-bonds-in-los-angeles","tag-civil-harassment","tag-discount-bail-bonds-in-los-angeles","tag-felony-stalking","tag-mobile-bail-bond-agent-in-los-angeles","tag-nearest-bail-bonds-in-los-angeles","tag-no-collateral-bail-bonds-in-los-angeles","tag-online-bail-bonds-in-los-angeles","tag-stalking-laws","tag-stalking-laws-in-california"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t