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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.150 (2026)

Stalking in the second degree

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(1) A person is guilty of stalking in the second degree when he intentionally: (a) Stalks another person; and (b) Makes an explicit or implicit threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of: 1. Sexual contact as defined in KRS 510.010; 2. Physical injury; or 3. Death. (2) Stalking in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (22 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Calhoun v. Wood, 516 S.W.3d 357 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017).
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Calhoun v. Wood, 516 S.W.3d 357 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “KRS 508.150(1). The term “stalk” as used in this statute is defined as follows: (1) (a) To “stalk” means to engage in an intentional course of conduct: 1.”
Halloway v. Simmons, 532 S.W.3d 158 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “KRS 508.150. Here, Simmons testified that he was afraid Halloway would intentionally go to places he was in order to have him arrested for violation of the Jefferson County DVO.”
Morgan v. Commonwealth, 189 S.W.3d 99 (Ky. 2006). · cites it 2× “DIRECTED VERDICT Morgan further asserts, with respect to the second-degree stalking charge, that he was entitled to a directed verdict because the Commonwealth failed to prove the elements of the offense as set forth in KRS 508.150, which provides: (1) A person is guilty of…”
Duncan v. Commonwealth, 322 S.W.3d 81 (Ky. 2010). “110; and of two counts of second-degree stalking, in violation of KRS 508.150. In accord with the jury’s status determination and sentence recommendation, Duncan was sentenced as a first-degree persistent felon to concurrent terms of imprisonment totaling thirty *85 years.”
United States v. Jermaine Jones, 953 F.3d 433 (6th Cir. 2020). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 508.150 , 511.050, 520.”
Monhollen v. Commonwealth, 947 S.W.2d 61 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997). “The defendant has been convicted of or pled guilty within the previous five (5) years to a felony or to a Class A misdemeanor, other than a violation of KRS 508.150, against the same victim or victims; or 4.”
Bryan Scott Allen v. Valerie Sue Eder (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 7× “KRS 508.150. Halloway, 532 S.W.3d at 162 .”
Daniel Woodie v. Madison Renee Hull (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 7× “On appeal, Woodie does not contest the court’s finding of harassment, but Woodie does argue the family -12- court (1) misinterpreted KRS 508.150 as he never made any threat, explicit or otherwise, that would justify the issuance of a protective order, and (2) erred in denying…”
Kyle M. Marcum v. Kouet Meng (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “KRS 508.150(1). The term “stalk” as used in this statute is defined as follows: (1) (a) To “stalk” means to engage in an intentional course of conduct: 1.”
Christina Holt Taylor v. Leigh-Ann Fitzpatrick (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “140 and KRS 508.150 which refer, respectively, to the criminal offenses of first- and second-degree stalking.”
Kenneth Scott Higgins v. Ellie Scorsone-Stovall (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “KRS 508.150 defines the crime of stalking in the second degree as including conduct consisting of intentionally stalking another person and making an explicit or implicit threat with -15- intent to put the other person in reasonable fear of sexual contact, physical injury, or…”
Rebecca Switzer-Pemble v. Lawrence Pemble (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “KRS 508.150[, stalking in the second degree], or a criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit the crime of stalking[.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.150(1) — 12 cases
Calhoun v. Wood, 516 S.W.3d 357 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). “KRS 508.150(1). The term “stalk” as used in this statute is defined as follows: (1) (a) To “stalk” means to engage in an intentional course of conduct: 1.”
Halloway v. Simmons, 532 S.W.3d 158 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). “KRS 508.150. Here, Simmons testified that he was afraid Halloway would intentionally go to places he was in order to have him arrested for violation of the Jefferson County DVO.”
Kyle M. Marcum v. Kouet Meng (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). “KRS 508.150(1). The term “stalk” as used in this statute is defined as follows: (1) (a) To “stalk” means to engage in an intentional course of conduct: 1.”
Bryan Scott Allen v. Valerie Sue Eder (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “KRS 508.150. Halloway, 532 S.W.3d at 162 .”
James Christopher Sewell v. Elizabeth Ingrid Sweet (Ky. Ct. App. 2021).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.150(1)(b) — 5 cases
Bryan Scott Allen v. Valerie Sue Eder (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “KRS 508.150. Halloway, 532 S.W.3d at 162 .”
Johnathan Jones v. Glynis Maria Jones (Ky. Ct. App. 2021).
Rebecca Switzer-Pemble v. Lawrence Pemble (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “KRS 508.150[, stalking in the second degree], or a criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit the crime of stalking[.”
Tad E. Russell v. Tara N. Smith (Ky. Ct. App. 2026).
Daniel Woodie v. Madison Renee Hull (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “On appeal, Woodie does not contest the court’s finding of harassment, but Woodie does argue the family -12- court (1) misinterpreted KRS 508.150 as he never made any threat, explicit or otherwise, that would justify the issuance of a protective order, and (2) erred in denying…”
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