"A person is guilty of harassment in the first degree when he or she intentionally and repeatedly harasses another person by following such person in or about a public place or places or by engaging in a course of conduct or by repeatedly committing acts which places such person in reasonable fear of physical injury. This section shall not apply to activities regulated by the national labor relations act, as amended, the railway labor act, as amended, or the federal employment labor management act, as amended.
Harassment in the first degree is a class B misdemeanor."
"A person is guilty of harassment in the second degree when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person:
1. He or she strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects such other person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same; or
2. He or she follows a person in or about a public place or places;
or
3. He or she engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serve no legitimate purpose.
Subdivisions two and three of this section shall not apply to activities regulated by the national labor relations act, as amended, the railway labor act, as amended, or the federal employment labor management act, as amended.
Harassment in the second degree is a violation."
"A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person, he or she:
1. Communicates, or causes a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic means or otherwise, with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, or by telegraph, mail or any other form or written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm; or
2. Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with
no purpose of legitimate communication; or
3. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects another person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same because of the race, color, religion or national origin of such person; or
4. Commits the crime of harassment in the first degree and has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article within the preceding ten years.
Aggravated harassment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor."
Penal Law Section 120.13. MENACING IN THE FIRST DEGREE. 1992.
"A person is guilty of menacing in the first degree when he or she
commits the crime of menacing in the second degree and has been previously
convicted of the crime of menacing in the second degree within the preceding ten years."
Menacing in the first degree is a class E felony."
NY PL 120.14(1 - 2) 01-95
Penal Law Section 120.13. MENACING IN THE SECOND DEGREE. 1992. Amended 1994, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
"A person is guilty of menacing in the second degree when:
1. He or she intentionally places or attempts to place another person in reasonable fear of
physical injury, serious physical injury or death by
displaying a deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or what appears to be a
pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm; or
2. He or she repeatedly follows a person or engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly
commits acts over a period of time intentionally placing or attempting to place another person is
reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical injury or death; or
3. He or she commits the crime of menacing in the third degree in violation of that part of a duly
served order of protection, or such order which the defendant has actual knowledge of because he
or she was present in court when such order was issued, pursuant to article eight of the family
court act or section 530.12 of the criminal procedure law which directed the respondent or
defendant to stay away from the person or persons on whose behalf the order was issued.
Menacing in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. "
Penal Law Section 120.15. MENACING IN THE THIRD DEGREE. 1992.
"A person is guilty of menacing in the third degree when, by physical
menace, he or she intentionally places or attempts to place another person
in fear of death, imminent serious physical injury or physical injury.
Menacing in the third degree is a class B misdemeanor."