Those states
among those authorizing anti-stalking orders not explicitly authorizing criminal
penalties for violation of a anti-stalking protective order are Arizona and
Michigan. Presumably, criminal contempt is an alternative criminal penalty in
these states (See, e.g., Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1809). Related laws
include Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 54-1k; Ohio Rev. Code. Ann. § 2919.27 (A)(2)
(providing criminal penalties for violation of a stalking protective order
issued as a condition of pretrial release); W.Va. Code § 61-2-9a (providing
enhanced misdemeanor penalties for stalking in violation of a domestic violence
protection order). Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508.140 (1)(b)(1); Mass. Gen. Laws
Ann. ch. 265 § 43 make it a felony to stalk in violation of a domestic violence
protection order.