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Committee hears testimony for proposal to elevate some stalking cases to felonies
Summary
SB512 would make stalking a felony when the offender is on notice (prior conviction, active protective order or out‑of‑state conviction); prosecutors and advocates gave case examples and statistics linking stalking to later lethal violence, while members questioned sentencing effects and overlap with probation and victim protections.
Sen. Will Smith presented SB512, which would enhance penalties for stalking in specified circumstances: when the defendant has a prior stalking conviction, when a protective order was in effect, or when there is an out‑of‑state stalking conviction. "Stalking has also a high correlation to homicide," Sen. Smith told the committee, citing statistics about prior stalking among female homicide victims.
Debbie Feinstein, chief of…
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