<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d401fb52-6b0e-4cb9-966f-efb9311b8a34/260654F8-D5E0-4A67-AAE2-06D3270741F7/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/TelecommunicationsInformationTechnology/CyberstalkingLaws/tabid/13495/Default.aspx" href="http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/TelecommunicationsInformationTechnology/CyberstalkingLaws/tabid/13495/Default.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.ncsl.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/TelecommunicationsInformationTechnology/CyberstalkingLaws/tabid/13495/Default.aspx"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ncsl.org/img/4A45627A-45A2-4E84-B935-EB85FC9ADB1D" alt="National Conference of State Legislatures - The Forum for America's Ideas" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/TelecommunicationsInformationTechnology/CyberstalkingLaws/tabid/13495/Default.aspx"><H2 align="center">State Electronic Harassment or "Cyberstalking" Laws</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/TelecommunicationsInformationTechnology/CyberstalkingLaws/tabid/13495/Default.aspx"><P>Law enforcement agencies estimate that electronic communications are a factor in from 20 percent to 40 percent of all stalking cases.  Forty-six states now have laws that explicitly include electronic forms of communication within stalking or harassment laws.  State laws that do not include specific references to electronic communication may still apply to those who threaten or harass others online, but specific language may make the laws easier to enforce.  Two reports from the <A ncslsrc="http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/" href="http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/">U.S. Department of Justice</A> provide detailed information on cyberstalking: <A ncslsrc="http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojp/186157.pdf" href="http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojp/186157.pdf"><EM>Stalking and Domestic Violence: Report to Congress</EM></A> and <A ncslsrc="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm" href="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm"><EM>Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry</EM></A>.  Other related NCSL resources: <A href="http://www.ncsl.org/Default.aspx?TabId=12903">Enacted Cyberbullying Legislation</A>. <EM>Last update: March 12, 2009</EM> </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/260654F8-D5E0-4A67-AAE2-06D3270741F7/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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