[Ord. No. 294 § 1, 8-21-2017]
A. A person commits the offense of assault in the fourth degree if:
1.
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury,
physical pain, or illness to another person;
2.
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to
another person by means of a firearm;
3.
The person purposely places another person in apprehension of
immediate physical injury;
4.
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial
risk of death or serious physical injury to another person;
5.
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; or
6.
The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person
knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.
B. Except as provided in Subsection
(A)(3) of this Section, assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
C. Violation of the provisions of Subsection
(3) or
(6) of Subsection
(A) of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor unless the victim is a special victim, as the term "special victim" is defined under Section 565.002, RSMo., in which case a violation of such provisions is a Class A misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 294 § 2, 8-21-2017]
A. A person commits the offense of domestic assault in the fourth degree
if the act involves a domestic victim, as the term "domestic victim"
is defined under Section 565.002, RSMo., and:
1.
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury,
physical pain, or illness to such domestic victim;
2.
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to
such domestic victim by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument;
3.
The person purposely places such domestic victim in apprehension
of immediate physical injury by any means;
4.
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial
risk of death or serious physical injury to such domestic victim;
5.
The person knowingly causes physical contact with such domestic
victim knowing he or she will regard the contact as offensive; or
6.
The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes the isolation
of such domestic victim by unreasonably and substantially restricting
or limiting his or her access to other persons, telecommunication
devices or transportation for the purpose of isolation.
B. The offense of domestic assault in the fourth degree is a Class A
misdemeanor, unless the person has previously been found guilty of
the offense of assault of a domestic victim two (2) or more times,
in which case it is a Class E felony. The offenses described in this
Subsection may be against the same domestic victim or against different
domestic victims.
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.