Stalking; venue, penalty.

Stalking; venue; penalty. Allows a personto be prosecuted for a stalking charge in the jurisdiction wherethe person at whom the stalking conduct is directed received a communicationfrom the person engaged in the stalking conduct that placed him in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injuryto himself or a family or household member. The bill also providesthat evidence of any such conduct that occurred outside the Commonwealthmay be admissible, if relevant, in any prosecution for stalking. Currently, such evidence is admissible as long as the prosecutionis based upon conduct occurring within the Commonwealth.