[Ord. No. 1614 §4, 2-24-2009; Ord. No. 1615 §4, 3-11-2009]
A. A person
commits the crime of stalking if he or she purposely, through his
or her course of conduct, harasses or follows with the intent of harassing
another person.
B. A person
commits the crime of aggravated stalking if he or she purposely, through
his or her course of conduct, harasses or follows with the intent
of harassing another person; and:
1. Makes a credible threat; or
2. At least one (1) of the acts constituting the course of conduct is
in violation of an order of protection and the person has received
actual notice of such order; or
3. At least one (1) of the actions constituting the course of conduct
is in violation of a condition of probation, parole, pretrial release
or release on bond pending appeal; or
4. At any time during the course of conduct, the other person is seventeen
(17) years of age or younger and the person harassing the other person
is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; or
5. He or she has previously pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of
domestic assault, violation of an order of protection or any other
crime where the other person was the victim.
[CC 1992 §220.240; Ord. No. 345 §1, 1-9-1980]
A. A person
commits the crime of harassment if for the purpose of frightening
or disturbing another person, he/she:
1. Communicates in writing or by telephone a threat to commit any felony;
or
2. Makes a telephone call or communicates in writing and uses coarse
language offensive to one of average sensibility; or
3. Makes a telephone call anonymously; or
4. Makes repeated telephone calls.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly permit any telephone
under his/her control in the City to be used for any purpose prohibited
by this Section.
C. Any
offense committed by the use of a telephone as described herein shall
be deemed to have been committed in the City of Platte City if the
call is originated or received within the City of Platte City.
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.