House Bill 82 would amend the telephone harassment statute (I.C. 18-6710) to include e-mails, text messages and Internet postings.
" 'Internet posts' means use of internet sites including but not limited to, social networking sites and personal blogs." (Yipes! -Ed.) The Bill also asserts jurisdiction for a communication which "either originates in or is received in the state of Idaho."
The penalty remains the same: The first violation is a misdemeanor; the second, a felony.
The text of the bill is at: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0082Bookmark.htm
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