NY A03226

Creates a new civil legal process allowing stalking victims to obtain anti-stalking orders of protection through Supreme Court, separate from family court proceedings that require a household relationship with the perpetrator

Defines "stalking" broadly to include offenses such as stalking (all degrees), menacing, assault, harassment, aggravated harassment, unlawful dissemination of intimate images, reckless endangerment, identity theft, and coercion

Permits temporary anti-stalking orders to be issued without notice to the respondent when there is an immediate threat, with courts required to rule on applications the same day or next business day

Authorizes final anti-stalking orders lasting up to 5 years that can require respondents to cease all contact, stop surveillance and monitoring (including electronic), stay away from specified locations, and pay the petitioner's attorney fees

Mandates that violations be treated as criminal contempt and menacing offenses, requires orders to be entered into the statewide registry of orders of protection, and takes effect 180 days after becoming law