Text of the NYC anti-sidewalk harassment law
§ 8–803 Prohibition of activities to prevent access to reproductive health services. a. It shall be unlawful for any person, with the intent to prevent any other person from obtaining or rendering, or assisting in obtaining or rendering, any reproductive health care service or counseling (1) to physically obstruct or block such other person from entering into or exiting from the entryway or exit of a reproductive health care facility, or the premises in which such a facility is located; (2) to follow and harass such other person in or about a public place or places or to engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts when such behavior places such other person in reasonable fear of physical harm; or (3) to physically damage a reproductive health care facility so as to significantly disrupt its operation, or attempt to do the same.
b. Violations. Any person who shall violate any provision of subdivision a of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, for a first conviction under this section. For a second and each subsequent conviction under this section, the penalty shall be a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.
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