City of Hazelwood, MO Article I Offenses Against The Person

Section 215.010 Harassment.

[CC 1997 §22.29; Ord. No. 1309-79, 1-3-1979; Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]

A person commits the offense of harassment if he or she, without good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional distress to another person.

Section 215.015 Stalking.

[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]

A. A person commits the offense of stalking if he or she purposely, through his or her course of conduct, disturbs or follows with the intent to disturb another person.

B. As used herein, the following terms shall mean:

COURSE OF CONDUCT

A pattern of conduct composed of two (2) or more acts, which may include communication by any means, over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of course of conduct.

DISTURBS

To engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves no legitimate purpose and that would cause a reasonable person under the circumstances to be frightened, intimidated, or emotionally distressed.

C. This Section shall not apply to activities of Federal, State, County, or Municipal Law Enforcement Officers conducting investigations of any potential violation of Federal, State, County, or Municipal law.

Section 215.017 False Imprisonment.

[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]

A person commits the offense of false imprisonment if he/she knowingly restrains another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere substantially with his/her liberty.

Section 215.020 False Declarations.

[CC 1997 §22.39; Ord. No. 2394-92, 7-1-1992]

A. A person commits the offense of making a false declaration if, with the purpose to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he:

1. Submits any written false statement, which he does not believe to be true:

a. In an application for any pecuniary benefit or other consideration; or

b. On a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements made therein are punishable.

2. Submits or invites reliance on:

a. Any writing which he knows to be forged, altered or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or

b. Any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object which he knows to be false.

B. The falsity of the statement or the item under Subsection (A) of this Section must be as to a fact which is material to the purposes for which the statement is made or the item submitted; and the provision of Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 575.040, RSMo., shall apply to prosecutions under Subsection (A) of this Section.

C. It is a defense to a prosecution under Subsection (A) of this Section that the actor retracted the false statement or item but this defense shall not apply if the retraction was made after:

1. The falsity of the statement or item was exposed; or

2. The public servant took substantial action in reliance on the statement or item.

D. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under Subsection (C) of this Section.

Section 215.025 Invasion of Privacy.

[Ord. No. 3476-03 §1, 10-15-2003; Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]

A. No person shall look, peer or peep into or be found loitering around or within view of any window of a private dwelling house not on his or her own property.

B. No person shall knowingly view, photograph, film, videotape, or produce or otherwise create an image of another person, without that person's consent, while such other person is in a state of nudity and is in a place where one would have a reasonable expectation that they could disrobe in privacy without being concerned that their undressing was being viewed, photographed or filmed by another.

C. No person shall knowingly photograph, film, videotape, or produce or otherwise create an image of another person under or through the clothing worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of or the undergarments worn by that other person without that person's consent.

D. The provisions of Subsection (B) shall not apply to:

1. Viewing, photographing or filming by Law Enforcement Officers during their official investigations and activities; or

2. Viewing, photographing or filming by Law Enforcement Officers or by personnel of the Department of Corrections or of a local jail or correctional facility for security purposes or during investigation of alleged misconduct by a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the local jail or correctional facility.

Section 215.027 Leaving A Child Unattended in a Motor Vehicle.

[Ord. No. 4523-16 §1, 12-21-2016]

A. Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:

COLLISION

The act of a motor vehicle coming into contact with an object or a person.

INJURY

Physical harm to the body of a person.

MOTOR VEHICLE

Any automobile, truck, truck-tractor, or any motor bus or motor-propelled vehicle not exclusively operated or driven on fixed rails or tracks.

UNATTENDED

Not accompanied by an individual fourteen (14) years of age or older.

B. A person commits the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle if such person knowingly leaves a child ten (10) years of age or less unattended in a motor vehicle and such child injures another person by causing a motor vehicle collision or by causing the motor vehicle to injure a pedestrian, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.