Title: What Is Ohio's Menacing by Stalking Law? | Rion, Rion & Rion, L.P.A., Inc.
Headings: What Is Ohio's Menacing by Stalking Law?
What Is Ohio's Menacing by Stalking Law?
Menacing Charge in Ohio
When Is Menacing by Stalking Charged as a Felony?
Menacing by stalking is a fourth-degree felony when the alleged offender:
Menacing Example in Ohio
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Content: Additionally, a person violates this law when they engage in such behavior to gratify their own sexual desires. In these circumstances, menacing by stalking is a first-degree misdemeanor. When Is Menacing by Stalking Charged as a Felony? Depending on the person’s history and who the offense was committed against, menacing by stalking could be charged as either a fourth- or fifth-degree felony. Menacing by stalking is a fifth-degree felony when the offense is committed against an officer or employee of a public or private children’s services agency. The maximum prison term for this degree of felony is 12 months. Menacing by stalking is a fourth-degree felony when the alleged offender: Was previously convicted of this crime; Committed the offense against a minor; Threatened violence against the victim or induced another person to threaten physical harm against them;