Article 144a (New, SG No. 16/2019) (1) A person who systematically stalks another person and thereby may incite in that person a justified fear for his/her life or health, or for the life or health of his/her next of kin, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one years or by probation, as well as by public censure, provided the act does not constitute a graver crime. (2) The stalking under Paragraph 1 is any threatening behaviour against a particular person, which may involve persecuting the other person, demonstrating the other person that he/she is being watched, entering into unwanted communication with him/her by any means of communication. (3) Where the act has been committed in the situation of domestic violence, the punishment shall be imprisonment for up to five years. Section VI Betrayal of Secrets of Another Person Article 145 (1) (Previous text of Article 145, amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 10/1993) A person who unlawfully reveals the secret of another, dangerous to his good name, which was confided to him or has come to his knowledge in connection with his vocation, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year or a fine from BGN 100 to BGN 300. (2) (New, SG No. 28/1982) A person who makes public the secret of adoption with the intent of causing harmful consequences to the adopted person, to the adopter or their family, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to six months or by probation, and where serious consequences have set in from the act - by imprisonment for up to one year. Article 145a (New, SG No. 62/1997) (1) A person who makes use of information collected by special intelligence devices for purposes other than protection of the national security or for the purposes of penal proceedings, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years and by fine of up to BGN 500. (2) Where the act has been committed by an official who has acquired such information or it has come to his knowledge within the sphere of his office, the punishment shall be imprisonment for one to five years and a fine of up to BGN 5,000. (3) In cases under the preceding paragraph the court may rule also deprivation of rights under Article 37, paragraph (1), subparagraphs 6 and 7. Section VII Insult and Slander Article 146

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