Question: when was the first anti stalking law passed
Answer: California was the first state to criminalize stalking in the United States in 1990 as a result of numerous high - profile stalking cases in California , including the 1982 attempted murder of actress Theresa Saldana , the 1988 massacre by Richard Farley , the 1989 murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer , and five Orange County stalking murders , also in 1989 .