A protective order has been issued by the court to protect the same victim or victims and the defendant has been served with the summons or order or has been given actual notice; or A criminal complaint is currently pending with a court, law enforcement agency, or prosecutor by the same victim of victims and the defendant has been served with a summons or warrant or has been given actual notice; or The defendant has been convicted of or pled guilty within the previous five (5) years to a felony or to a Class A misdemeanor against the same victim or victims; or The act or acts committed while the defendant had a deadly weapon on or about his person.
Stalking in the first degree is a Class D felony.
508.150 Stalking in the second degree
A person is guilty of stalking in the second degree when he intentionally:
Stalks another person; and
Makes an explicit or implicit threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of:
Sexual contact as defined in KRS 510.010;
Physical injury; or
Death
Stalking in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
5. Relationship Violence:
Pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person within the context of a current or previous intimate relationship. Categories can include but are not limited to: physical battering, sexual assault, emotional or psychological abuse. Relationship violence includes harm or the threat of harm to an individual.
6. Domestic Violence:
Domestic violence means a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed A. By a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim;