Walk It Through: The Ex
A course of conduct for no legitimate purpose, an order of protection for up to two years, and a message after it.
After a breakup, the partner a nurse used to live with keeps calling and messaging at all hours and waits outside the hospital after shifts.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One nurse and one former partner. Criminal court orders, the higher degrees of stalking, and custody in the same case are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class A misdemeanorThe higher misdemeanor class, carrying up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
- HarassmentWith intent to harass, annoy or alarm, touching, following in a public place, or a course of conduct that alarms or seriously annoys and serves no legitimate purpose.
- StalkingIntentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, directing a course of conduct at a specific person that is likely to cause reasonable fear of material harm. In the fourth degree, a class B misdemeanor.
- ViolationAn offense allowing no more than fifteen days in jail and a fine of up to $250. Disorderly conduct, harassment in the second degree and trespass are violations.
- Order of protectionA Family Court order setting reasonable conditions of behavior for no more than two years, or up to five years on aggravating circumstances.