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Uniform Code of Military Justice

Article 149. Stalking.

(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty of stalking when the person knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that—

(i) would cause a reasonable person to fear death, bodily harm, sexual assault, kidnapping, or other serious harm; and

(ii) actually causes that person substantial fear or substantial emotional distress.

(b) A course of conduct requires two or more acts and may include following, monitoring, threatening, repeatedly contacting, surveilling, or using another person or electronic means to do so.

(c) Conduct undertaken for a lawful investigative, protective, judicial, command, or security purpose does not constitute stalking when reasonably related to that purpose.

(d) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.