[Ord. No. 4938, 11-4-2019]
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. 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.
[Ord. No. 4631 §§1 — 2, 4-4-2011]
A. A person
commits the offense of cyber-harassment if, with intent to harass,
alarm, annoy, abuse, threaten, intimidate, torment or embarrass any
other person, he/she:
1. Transmits or causes the transmission of an electronic communication,
or knowingly permits an electronic communication to be transmitted
from an electronic communication device under his or her control to
such other person:
a. Using any lewd, lascivious, indecent or obscene words, images or
language or suggesting the commission of any lewd or lascivious act;
b. Anonymously or repeatedly whether or not conversation occurs; or
c. Threatening to inflict injury on a person or property of the person
communicated with or any member of his or her family or household.
2. Transmits or causes the transmission of an electronic communication,
or knowingly permits an electronic communication to be transmitted
from an electronic communications device under his or her control
to a third (3rd) party for the purpose of instigating, initiating,
prompting or otherwise bringing about or causing such third (3rd)
party to harass, alarm, annoy, abuse, threaten, intimidate, torment
or embarrass such other person.
B. Any
person, persons, firm or corporation violating this Section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).
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.