§ 32-19A. Harassment.  


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  • (a) In this Section course of conduct means a persistent pattern of conduct of a series of acts over a period of time that shows a continuity of purpose.
    (b) A person must not follow another person in or about a public place or intentionally engage in a course of conduct that alarms or seriously annoys another person:
    (1) with intent to harass, alarm, or annoy the other person; and
    (2) after reasonable warning or request to desist by or on behalf of the other person.
    (c) This Section does not apply to any constitutionally protected conduct.
    (d) A violation of this Section is a Class A violation. Each day that a person violates this Section is a separate offense. (1993 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1.)
    Editor’s note—Section 32-19A is quoted in Triggs v. State, 382 Md. 27, 852 A.2d 114 (2004).