[R.O. 1996 § 220.250; CC 1968 § 14-65; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982; Ord. No. 1365 § 1, 2-18-1985]
A. 
A person commits an assault if:
1. 
They attempt to cause or recklessly cause physical injury, physical pain, or illness to another person;
[Ord. No. 4638 § 5, 12-19-2016]
2. 
With criminal negligence they cause physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon;
3. 
They purposely place another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury;
4. 
They recklessly engage in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person;
[Ord. No. 4638 § 5, 12-19-2016]
5. 
They knowingly cause physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative; or
6. 
The person knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact with a person with a disability, which a reasonable person, who does not have a disability, would consider offensive or provocative.
[Ord. No. 4638 § 5, 12-19-2016]
B. 
A person who has been convicted of an assault may be sentenced to pay a fine which does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to serve a period of imprisonment which does not exceed six (6) months, or both.
[Ord. No. 4574 § 2, 10-5-2015]
[R.O. 1996 § 220.255; Ord. No. 3467 § 1, 4-15-2002; Ord. No. 4201 § 1, 10-6-2008; Ord. No. 4270 § 1, 10-19-2009; Ord. No. 4574 § 3, 10-5-2015; Ord. No. 4638 § 6, 12-19-2016]
A. 
A person commits the offense of domestic assault if the act involves a family or household member, 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 attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to such family or household member;
5. 
The person knowingly causes physical contact with such family or household 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.
B. 
For purposes of this Section, the term "family" or "household member" shall mean spouses, former spouses, any person related by blood or marriage, persons who are presently residing together or have resided together in the past, any person who is or has been in a continuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, and anyone who has a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have resided together at any time.
C. 
A person who has been convicted of an assault may be sentenced to pay a fine which does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to serve a period of imprisonment which does not exceed six (6) months, or both.
[Ord. No. 5171, 12-5-2022]
[R.O. 1996 § 220.260; CC 1968 § 14-66; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A. 
When conduct is charged to constitute an offense because it causes or threatens physical injury, consent to that conduct or to the infliction of the injury is a defense only if:
1. 
The physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or
2. 
The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of;
a. 
The victim's occupation or profession; or
b. 
Joint participation in a lawful athletic event or competitive sport; or
3. 
The consent establishes a justification for the conduct under Chapter 563, RSMo.
B. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of consent.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.270; CC 1968 § 14-67; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982; Ord. No. 4368 § 1, 1-17-2012]
A person commits the offense of harassment if they, without good cause, engage in any act with the purpose to cause emotional distress to another person.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.275; CC 1968 § 14-68; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A person commits the offense of kidnapping if they knowingly restrain another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere substantially with their liberty.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.280; CC 1968 § 14-69; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A. 
It is an element of the offenses described in Section 220.275 that the confinement, movement, or restraint be committed without the consent of the victim.
B. 
Lack of consent results from:
1. 
Forcible compulsion; or
2. 
Incapacity to consent.
C. 
A person is deemed incapable of consent if they are:
1. 
Less than fourteen (14) years of age; or
[Ord. No. 4638 § 3, 12-19-2016]
2. 
Incapacitated.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.285; CC 1968 § 14-70; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982]
A. 
A person does not commit the offense of kidnapping under Section 220.275 if the person restrained is a child less than seventeen (17) years of age and:
1. 
A parent, guardian or other person responsible for the general supervision of the child's welfare has consented to the restraint; or
2. 
The person is a relative of the child; and
a. 
The person's sole purpose is to assume control of the child; and
b. 
The child is not taken out of the State of Missouri.
B. 
For the purpose of this Section, "relative" means a parent or stepparent, ancestor, sibling, uncle, or aunt, including an adoptive relative of the same degree through marriage or adoption.
C. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of a defense under this Section.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 220.290, Interference With Custody, was repealed 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 5170. Former history includes: R.O. 1996 § 220.290; CC 1968 § 14-71; Ord. No. 1147 § 1, 4-12-1982.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.295; CC 1968 § 14-72; Ord. No. 2358 § 1, 7-19-1993]
A. 
A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if they:
1. 
With criminal negligence act in a manner that creates a substantial risk to the life, body or health of a child less than seventeen (17) years old; or
2. 
Knowingly encourage, aid or cause a child less than seventeen (17) years of age 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.; or
3. 
Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than seventeen (17) years of age, recklessly fail or refuse to exercise reasonable diligence in the care or control of such child to prevent them 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.; or
4. 
Knowingly encourage, aid or cause 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 579.105, RSMo.
B. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean the welfare of a child is endangered for the sole reason that they are being provided non-medical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under the laws of this State.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 1996 § 220.296; Ord. No. 4430 § 1, 3-18-2013]
A. 
As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
ABUSE
The infliction of physical, sexual, or mental injury against a child by any person eighteen (18) years of age or older. For purposes of this Section, abuse shall not include injury inflicted on a child by accidental means by a person with care, custody, or control of the child, or discipline of a child by a person with care, custody, or control of the child, including spanking, in a reasonable manner.
ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA
A serious physical injury to the head or brain caused by any means, including but not limited to shaking, jerking, pushing, pulling, slamming, hitting, or kicking.
MENTAL INJURY
An injury to the intellectual or psychological capacity or the emotional condition of a child as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment of the ability of the child to function within their normal range of performance or behavior.
NEGLECT
The failure to provide, by those responsible for the care, custody, and control of a child under the age of eighteen (18) years, the care reasonable and necessary to maintain the physical and mental health of the child, when such failure presents a substantial probability that death or physical injury or sexual injury would result.
PHYSICAL INJURY
Physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition, including but not limited to bruising, lacerations, hematomas, welts, or permanent or temporary disfigurement and impairment of any bodily function or organ.
B. 
A person commits the offense of abuse or neglect of a child if such person knowingly causes a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age:
1. 
To suffer physical or mental injury as a result of abuse or neglect; or
2. 
To be placed in a situation in which the child may suffer physical or mental injury as the result of abuse or neglect.
C. 
A person commits the offense of abuse or neglect of a child if such person recklessly causes a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age to suffer from abusive head trauma.
D. 
A person does not commit the offense of abuse or neglect of a child by virtue of the sole fact that the person delivers or allows the delivery of a child to a provider of emergency services.
E. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to alter the requirement that every element of any offense referred to herein must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
F. 
Discipline, including spanking administered in a reasonable manner, shall not be construed to be abuse under this Section.
G. 
The violation of any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of this Section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.