{"id":2185,"date":"2023-09-26T20:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2023-09-26T20:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:07:28","slug":"what-happens-if-youre-accused-of-stalking-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/what-happens-if-youre-accused-of-stalking-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens if You\u2019re Accused of Stalking in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stalking accusations are taken very seriously in California<\/em>. Every single person connected to the state\u2019s judicial system understands that stalking often escalates into more serious crimes, which is why they will quickly launch an investigation when someone accuses you of stalking them. <\/p>\n

Whether you actually are stalking them or it\u2019s an accusation that has been made in an attempt to get you into legal trouble, it\u2019s in your best interest to start preparing yourself for what the future could hold if the police find enough evidence to justify filing stalking charges against you.<\/p>\n

Stalking<\/a> is dealt with in California\u2019s Penal Code 646.9 PC.<\/strong> Reading through the law is the best way to fully understand what the state does and doesn\u2019t consider stalking. The law reads:<\/p>\n

\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\u2026\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While stalking is taken very seriously by the entire California legal system, it is also one of the state\u2019s wobbler offenses<\/em>, meaning that you could be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony. Things like your criminal history, if any threats were made, how long the stalking took place, how intense the stalking incidents were are taken into consideration when a judge decides if you should be charged with misdemeanor or felony stalking.<\/p>\n

If you are charged with misdemeanor stalking in California<\/em>, you shouldn\u2019t assume that you\u2019ll get off lightly. If convicted, the judge could sentence you to a full year in a county jail and\/or fine you $1,000. It\u2019s also possible that you\u2019ll be required to take some education courses such as anger management and substance abuse recovery.<\/p>\n

The sentence for felony stalking<\/a> in California is a three-year span in one of California\u2019s state prisons and a fine that could be as much as $10,000.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that stalking is one of California\u2019s Three Strikes crimes, meaning that the third time you\u2019re convicted of felony stalking will result in a minimum sentence of 25 years in a state prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stalking accusations are taken very seriously in California. Every single person connected to the state\u2019s judicial system understands that stalking often escalates into more serious crimes, which is why they will quickly launch an investigation when someone accuses you of stalking them. Whether you actually are stalking them or it\u2019s an accusation that has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,37,29,44,45],"tags":[560,1588,1211,700,1590,876,545,1589],"class_list":["post-2185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-burbank-ca","category-long-beach-ca","category-los-angeles-ca","category-west-los-angeles-ca","category-westminster-ca","tag-california-laws","tag-consequences-of-stalking","tag-did-you-know","tag-felony-stalking","tag-online-stalking","tag-stalking-charges","tag-stalking-laws","tag-what-you-should-know-about-stalking"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t