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| == Laws against electronic harassment == | == Laws against electronic harassment == | ||
| === Michigan === | === Michigan === | ||
| Public act 257 of 2003 makes it a ] for a person to "manufacture, deliver, possess, transport, place, use, or release" a "harmful electronic or electromagnetic device" for "an unlawful purpose"; also made into a felony is the act of causing "an individual to falsely believe that the individual has been exposed to a... harmful electronic or electromagnetic device."<ref>http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2003-2004/publicact/htm/2003-PA-0257.htm</ref> | Public act 257 of 2003 makes it a ] for a person to "manufacture, deliver, possess, transport, place, use, or release" a "harmful electronic or electromagnetic device" for "an unlawful purpose"; also made into a felony is the act of causing "an individual to falsely believe that the individual has been exposed to a... harmful electronic or electromagnetic device."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2003-2004/publicact/htm/2003-PA-0257.htm |title=2003-PA-0257 |publisher=Legislature.mi.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref> | ||
| Public act 328 of 1931 makes it a felony for a person to "sell, offer for sale, or possess" a "portable device or weapon" the emits an "electrical current, impulse, wave, or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave, or beam" can "incapacitate temporarily, injure, or kill". | Public act 328 of 1931 makes it a felony for a person to "sell, offer for sale, or possess" a "portable device or weapon" the emits an "electrical current, impulse, wave, or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave, or beam" can "incapacitate temporarily, injure, or kill". | ||
| <ref>http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(jl0x0o45fbk4fzepfa0hrx45))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-750-224a</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(jl0x0o45fbk4fzepfa0hrx45))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-750-224a |title=Michigan Legislature - Section 750.224a |publisher=Legislature.mi.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref> | ||
| This can apply to Tasers or handheld lasers, etc. | This can apply to Tasers or handheld lasers, etc. | ||
| === Maine === | === Maine === | ||
| Public law 264, H.P. 868 - L.D. 1271 criminalizes the knowing, intentional, and/or reckless use of an electronic weapon on another person, defining an electronic weapon as a portable device or weapon emitting an electrical current, impulse, beam, or wave with disabling effects on a human being.<ref>http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_122nd/chapters/PUBLIC264-1.asp</ref> | Public law 264, H.P. 868 - L.D. 1271 criminalizes the knowing, intentional, and/or reckless use of an electronic weapon on another person, defining an electronic weapon as a portable device or weapon emitting an electrical current, impulse, beam, or wave with disabling effects on a human being.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_122nd/chapters/PUBLIC264-1.asp |title=PUBLIC Law Chapter 264 |publisher=Mainelegislature.org |date=2003-01-15 |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref> | ||
| === Massachusetts === | === Massachusetts === | ||
| Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2004, Section 140 of the General Laws, section 131J states: "No person shall possess a portable device or weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily, injure or kill, except ... Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 6 months nor more than 2 1/2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment."<ref>http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2004/Chapter170</ref> | Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2004, Section 140 of the General Laws, section 131J states: "No person shall possess a portable device or weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily, injure or kill, except ... Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 6 months nor more than 2 1/2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2004/Chapter170 |title=Session Laws: CHAPTER 170 of the Acts of 2004 |publisher=Malegislature.gov |date=2004-07-15 |accessdate=2013-03-27}}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 27 March 2013
Electronic harassment is a term referring to the use of electronic devices to harass, torture, or physically harm a person, not to be confused with cyberstalking.
Laws against electronic harassment
Michigan
Public act 257 of 2003 makes it a felony for a person to "manufacture, deliver, possess, transport, place, use, or release" a "harmful electronic or electromagnetic device" for "an unlawful purpose"; also made into a felony is the act of causing "an individual to falsely believe that the individual has been exposed to a... harmful electronic or electromagnetic device."
Public act 328 of 1931 makes it a felony for a person to "sell, offer for sale, or possess" a "portable device or weapon" the emits an "electrical current, impulse, wave, or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave, or beam" can "incapacitate temporarily, injure, or kill". This can apply to Tasers or handheld lasers, etc.
Maine
Public law 264, H.P. 868 - L.D. 1271 criminalizes the knowing, intentional, and/or reckless use of an electronic weapon on another person, defining an electronic weapon as a portable device or weapon emitting an electrical current, impulse, beam, or wave with disabling effects on a human being.
Massachusetts
Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2004, Section 140 of the General Laws, section 131J states: "No person shall possess a portable device or weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily, injure or kill, except ... Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 6 months nor more than 2 1/2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment."
See also
2References
- "2003-PA-0257". Legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- "Michigan Legislature - Section 750.224a". Legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- "PUBLIC Law Chapter 264". Mainelegislature.org. 2003-01-15. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- "Session Laws: CHAPTER 170 of the Acts of 2004". Malegislature.gov. 2004-07-15. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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