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California Cyber Harassment Laws That Can Make Your Online Experience Much Better

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Because statistics have proven that cyber harassment has continued to be a bothersome problem for numerous residents of the Golden State, specific California cyber harassment laws have been compiled. These are meant not only for the ongoing protection of men, women, and children that receive face-to-face messages of harassment, but also for those that are written, sent on video recorders, mobile phones, and on the Internet.

Under Penal Code Section 639.2 of the California cyber harassment laws, it clearly defines willful, repeated, and malicious acts of harassment against another person which causes them to fear for their safety, or the safety of their family, to be regarded as stalking. This crime as stated under California cyber harassment laws is punishable by fines that are not to exceed $1,000, by time spent in the county jail or state penitentiary for no longer than one full year, or both. In the event that a defendant violates a court order, injunction, or temporary restraining order by becoming involved in cyber harassment of the person stated in the order, as per California cyber harassment laws, they could face imprisonment for three to four full years in the state penitentiary.

If a defendant has been convicted of a felony crime listed under Penal Code Section 273.5, 273.6, or 422, and they commit a subdivision violation; they will be punished with a fine not to exceed $1,000, by being placed in the county jail for up to one full year, or both. Another option of the courts is to punish the defendant by imprisonment for anywhere from two to five years in the state prison system. California cyber harassment laws also state that the courts may also impose a sentence on the defendant the requirement of having to register as a sex offender. This is pursuant to Section 290.006.

The California cyber harassment laws that have been put into place are to protect people from suffering from serious threats and harassment, feelings of being terrorized, tormented, and alarmed. These laws are meant for cases that there is absolutely no purpose or apparent reason to be targeted and experience this type of frightening crime.

There is also quite a bit of other helpful information listed under the California cyber harassment laws that can be extremely beneficial if you or one of your loved ones is being victimized by a cyber-stalker. Consulting a private investigator that is familiar with reverse email look-up searches can help provide the identity and other needed information to take to authorities to see that your tormentor is stopped.

Ed Opperman is President of Opperman Investigations Inc.If you need help with a cyber stalking investigation visit www.emailrevealer.com

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