Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-803: (a) A person may not follow another in or about a public place or maliciously engage in a course of conduct that alarms or seriously annoys the other: (1) with the intent to harass, alarm, or annoy the other; (2) after receiving a reasonable warning or request to stop by or on behalf of the other; a

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a crime by following another or engaging in conduct that alarms or seriously annoys them, with intent to harass and after being warned to stop, unless for a lawful purpose or peaceful political expression.

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