525.080 Harassing communications.
(1) A person is guilty of harassing communications when, with intent to intimidate,
harass, annoy, or alarm another person, he or she: <br>(a) Communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone,
telegraph, mail, or any other form of written communication in a manner <br>which causes annoyance or alarm and serves no purpose of legitimate <br>communication;
(b) Makes a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with no purpose
of legitimate communication; or
(c) Communicates, while enrolled as a student in a local school district, with or
about another school student, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, the <br>Internet, telegraph, mail, or any other form of electronic or written <br>communication in a manner which a reasonable person under the <br>circumstances should know would cause the other student to suffer fear of <br>physical harm, intimidation, humiliation, or embarrassment and which serves <br>no purpose of legitimate communication.
(2) Harassing communications is a Class B misdemeanor.
Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 218, effective January 1, 1975.
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