A.
A person
commits the offense of assault if:
1.
He/she attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to
another person; or
2.
With criminal negligence he/she causes physical injury to another
person by means of a deadly weapon; or
3.
He/she purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate
physical injury; or
4.
He/she recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of
death or serious physical injury to another person; or
5.
He/she knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing
the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.
B.
Assault
is a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 2013-09 §1, 8-3-2013]
A.
A person commits the offense of domestic assault if the act involves
a family or household member, including any child who is a member
of the family or household, as defined in Section 455.010, RSMo.,
and:
1.
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury
to such family member; or
2.
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to
such family or household member by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous
instrument; or
3.
The person purposely places such family or household member
in apprehension of immediate physical injury by any means; or
4.
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave
risk of death or serious physical injury to such family or household
member; or
5.
The person knowingly causes physical contact with such family
or household member knowing the other person will regard the contact
as offensive; or
6.
The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes the isolation
of such family or household member by unreasonably and substantially
restricting or limiting such family or household member's access
to other persons, telecommunication devices or transportation for
the purpose of isolation.
A.
A person
commits the offense of assault of a Law Enforcement Officer if:
1.
He/she attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to
a Law Enforcement Officer;
2.
With criminal negligence he/she causes physical injury to a Law Enforcement
Officer by means of a deadly weapon;
3.
He/she purposely places a Law Enforcement Officer in apprehension
of immediate physical injury;
4.
He/she recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of
death or serious physical injury to a Law Enforcement Officer; or
5.
He/she knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact with
a Law Enforcement Officer without the consent of the Law Enforcement
Officer.
B.
Assault
of a Law Enforcement Officer is a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 2013-09 §2, 8-3-2013]
A.
A person commits the crime of harassment if he or she:
1.
Knowingly communicates a threat to commit any felony to another
person and in so doing frightens, intimidates, or causes emotional
distress to such other person; or
2.
When communicating with another person, knowingly uses coarse
language offensive to one of average sensibility and thereby puts
such person in reasonable apprehension of offensive physical contact
or harm; or
3.
Knowingly frightens, intimidates, or causes emotional distress
to another person by anonymously making a telephone call or any electronic
communication; or
4.
Knowingly communicates with another person who is, or who purports
to be, seventeen (17) years of age or younger and in so doing and
without good cause recklessly frightens, intimidates, or causes emotional
distress to such other person; or
5.
Knowingly makes repeated unwanted communication to another person;
or
6.
Without good cause engages in any other act with the purpose
to frighten, intimidate, or cause emotional distress to another person,
cause such person to be frightened, intimidated, or emotionally distressed,
and such person's response to the act is one of a person of average
sensibilities considering the age of the person.
B.
A violation of this Section shall be an ordinance violation punishable pursuant to the penalties set forth in § 100.120 of this Code.
C.
This Section shall not apply to activities of Federal, State, county,
or municipal Law Enforcement Officers conducting an investigation
of violation of Federal, State, county, or municipal law.
A.
A person
commits the offense of peace disturbance if:
1.
He/she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person
or persons by:
a.
Loud noise; or
b.
Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific
individual and uttered under circumstances which are likely to produce
an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient; or
c.
Threatening to commit a felonious act against any person under circumstances
which are likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that such threat
may be carried out; or
d.
Fighting; or
e.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
B.
Peace
disturbance is a misdemeanor.
[CC 1983 §19-104]
[CC 1983 §19-105]
It shall be unlawful for any person in this City to conduct
a disorderly dance hall, or keep any disorderly house, or to knowingly
permit any tenement in his/her possession or under his/her management
and control to be used for any such purpose.
[CC 1983 §19-106]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or
remain idle either alone or in consort with others in a public place
in such manner so as to:
1.
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any
other public place or building, by hindering or impeding or tending
to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles,
traffic or pedestrians; or
2.
Commit in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk
or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an
obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of such
property or to any business lawfully conducted by anyone in, upon,
facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public
sidewalk or any other public place or building, all of which prevents
the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress, and regress, thereon and
thereto.
B.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection (A) of this Section, any Police Officer or any Law Enforcement Officer shall order such person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or to disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such order shall be guilty of a violation of this Section.
