Alaska Stat. § 11.61.120 establishes the offense of harassment in the second degree, which is punishable as a class B misdemeanor. The statute requires that the actor intend to harass or annoy another person and identifies multiple prohibited actions.
Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-1809 establishes the procedures and enforcement mechanisms for obtaining an injunction against harassment in Arizona. The statute allows a person, or in the case of a minor, a parent or guardian, to file a verified petition in any Arizona court seeking an order prohibiting harassment, including harassment committed through electronic communication, and permits third-party petitions when the plaintiff is unable to file personally.
The Cybercrime Act (the “Act”) criminalizes the use of a computer system to sexually harass individuals. Part II, Section 19(2)(a) makes it unlawful to transmit electronic data that is obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent when the sender intends to humiliate or harass another person and the conduct harms the target’s health, emotional well-being, self-esteem, or reputation. Penalties may reach up to three million dollars and three years in prison.
In the case Head v. Robichaux, 265 So. 3d 813 (2018), Robichaux (defendant) began persistently contacting the plaintiff through social media, and posted a photo of her online, despite her numerous requests for him to stop. Although she blocked him and changed her number, Robichaux continued to create new social media accounts and phone numbers in an attempt to contact her.
Law 27736 amends Law 26485 and seeks to protect women’s dignity, reputation, and identity online. Article 4 (amending Article 6 of Law 26485) clarifies that digital violence is considered violence against women.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act, (Public Law 119–12), also known as the “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act,” was passed in 2025 in response to the rise of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and digital forgeries posted online, such as "deepfakes" The TAKE IT DOWN Act has two key elements, (1) it mandates that “covered platforms” establish a
