A. 
A person commits the offense of assault if:
1. 
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to another person;
2. 
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon;
3. 
The person purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury;
4. 
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death or serious physical injury to another person;
5. 
The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative; or
6. 
The person knowingly causes physical contact with an incapacitated person, as defined in Section 475.010, RSMo., which a reasonable person, who is not incapacitated, would consider offensive or provocative.
A. 
A person commits the offense of domestic assault if the act involves a family or household member or an adult who is or has been in a continuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the actor as defined in Section 455.010, RSMo., and
1. 
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to such family or household member;
2. 
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to such family or household member by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument;
3. 
The person purposely places such family or household member in apprehension of immediate physical injury by any means;
4. 
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death or serious physical injury to such family or household member;
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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A. 
A person commits the offense of assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, or Probation and Parole Officer if:
1. 
Such person recklessly causes physical injury to a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, or Probation and Parole Officer;
2. 
Such person purposely places a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, or Probation and Parole Officer in apprehension of immediate physical injury;
3. 
Such person knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact with a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, or Probation and Parole Officer without the consent of the Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, or Probation and Parole Officer.
B. 
As used in this Section, "emergency personnel" means any paid or volunteer firefighter, emergency room or trauma center personnel, or emergency medical technician as defined in Subdivisions (15), (16), (17) and (18) of Section 190.100, RSMo.
C. 
As used in this Section, the term "Corrections Officer" includes any jailor or Corrections Officer of the State or any political subdivision of the State.
D. 
As used in this Section, the term "highway worker", "construction zone" or "work zone" shall have the same meaning as such terms are defined in Section 304.580, RSMo.
E. 
Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel, highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, or Probation and Parole Officer is an ordinance violation.
[CC 1978 §235.050; Ord. No. 548 §16]
If any two (2) or more persons shall in any public place within this City voluntarily or by agreement engage in any fight, or use any blows or violence towards each other in an angry or quarrelsome manner, or do each other any willful mischief, or if any person shall assault another and strike him/her, in any public place within this City to the terror or disturbance of others, the person or persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of an affray and upon conviction shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
A. 
A person commits the offense 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;
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;
3. 
Knowingly frightens, intimidates, or causes emotional distress to another person by anonymously making a telephone call or any electronic communication;
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;
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 such person.
B. 
Harassment is an ordinance violation unless:
1. 
Committed by a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older against a person seventeen (17) years of age or younger; or
2. 
The person has previously pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of this Section, or of any offense committed in violation of any County or Municipal ordinance in any State, any State law, any Federal law, or any military law which, if committed in this State, would be chargeable or indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this Subsection.
C. 
This Section shall not apply to activities of Federal, State, County, or Municipal Law Enforcement Officers conducting investigations of violation of Federal, State, County, or Municipal law.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A. 
As used in this Section, 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. Such constitutionally protected activity includes picketing or other organized protests.
CREDIBLE THREAT
A threat communicated with the intent to cause the person who is the target of the threat to reasonably fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her family, or household members or domestic animals or livestock as defined in Section 276.606, RSMo., kept at such person's residence or on such person's property. The threat must be against the life of, or a threat to cause physical injury to, or the kidnapping of, the person, the person's family, or the person's household members or domestic animals or livestock as defined in Section 276.606, RSMo., kept at such person's residence or on such person's property.
HARASSES
To engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves no legitimate purpose, that would cause a reasonable person under the circumstances to be frightened, intimidated, or emotionally distressed.
B. 
A person commits the offense of stalking if he or she purposely, through his or her course of conduct, harasses or follows with the intent of harassing another person.
C. 
The offense of stalking shall be an ordinance violation unless the person has previously pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of this Section, or of any offense committed in violation of any County or Municipal ordinance in any State, any State law, any Federal law, or any military law which, if committed in this State, would be chargeable or indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this Section.
D. 
Any Law Enforcement Officer may arrest, without a warrant, any person he or she has probable cause to believe has violated the provisions of this Section.
E. 
This Section shall not apply to activities of Federal, State, County, or municipal Law Enforcement Officers conducting investigations of violation of Federal, State, County, or municipal law.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A. 
A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if:
1. 
He/she with criminal negligence acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to the life, body or health of a child less than seventeen (17) years old;
2. 
He/she knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen (17) years old to engage in any conduct which causes or tends to cause the child to come within the provisions of Paragraph (d) of Subdivision (2) of Subsection (1) or Subdivision (3) of Subsection (1) of Section 211.031, RSMo.;
3. 
Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than seventeen (17) years old, he/she recklessly fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the care or control of such child to prevent him/her from coming within the provisions of Paragraph (c) of Subdivision (1) of Subsection (1) or Paragraph (d) of Subdivision (2) of Subsection (1) or Subdivision (3) of Subsection (1) of Section 211.031, RSMo.;
4. 
He/she knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen (17) years of age to enter into any room, building or other structure which is a public nuisance as defined in Section 195.130, RSMo.; or
5. 
He/she operates a vehicle in violation of Subdivision (2) or (3) of Subsection (1) of Section 565.024, RSMo., or Subdivision (4) of Subsection (1) of Section 565.060, RSMo., or Sections 342.020 or 342.030 of this Code, while a child less than seventeen (17) years old is present in the vehicle.
B. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean the welfare of a child is endangered for the sole reason that he/she is being provided non-medical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under the laws of this State.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
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 motorbus 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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.