Bill > A03226

This bill enacts the "Ceasing Repeated and Extremely Egregious Predatory (CREEP) Behavior Act", which establishes a comprehensive legal framework for issuing anti-stalking orders in New York State. The bill creates a new article in the civil practice law and rules that defines stalking broadly, including various forms of harassment, following, and threatening behavior across electronic and physical means. Under this legislation, a person can petition the supreme court for a temporary or final anti-stalking order if they can demonstrate a course of conduct that purposely places them in reasonable fear of physical injury or death. The orders can require the respondent to cease all contact, stop monitoring or following the petitioner, refrain from controlling connected devices that affect the petitioner's property, stay away from specified locations, and potentially pay the petitioner's legal fees. Temporary orders can be issued without initial notice to the respondent if an immediate threat is perceived, while final orders can last up to five years and require a hearing with evidence. The bill also amends several existing laws to support enforcement, including making violations of these orders a criminal offense and requiring law enforcement to arrest individuals who breach the orders. Importantly, the legislation emphasizes that the protected person cannot be held responsible for violating their own protection order and provides mechanisms for virtual court proceedings and recognition of out-of-state protection orders.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3226