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.
[Ord. No. 341 §14, 7-8-1996]
If two (2) or more persons shall, in any public place in the
City, voluntarily or by agreement engage in any fight or use any blows
or violence toward each other in any 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 to the terror or disturbance
of others, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of the offense
of affray.
A.
A person
commits the offense of domestic assault if the act involves a family
or household member, including any child who is a member of the family
or household, 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.
[1]
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, utility worker, cable worker, 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, utility worker, cable worker,
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, utility worker, cable worker, 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, utility worker,
cable worker, 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, utility worker,
cable worker, 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), (18) and (19) of Section 190.100, RSMo.
C.
As
used in this Section, the term "Corrections Officer" includes any jailer 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.
As
used in this Section, the term "utility worker" means
any employee while in performance of their job duties, including any
person employed under contract, of a utility that provides gas, heat,
electricity, water, steam, telecommunication services, or sewer services,
whether privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned.
F.
As
used in this Section, the term "cable worker" means
any employee, including any person employed under contract, of a cable
operator, as such term is defined in Section 67.2677, RSMo.
G.
Assault
of a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Emergency Personnel,
highway worker in a construction zone or work zone, utility worker,
cable worker, or Probation and Parole Officer is 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.
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.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
A.
COURSE OF CONDUCT
CREDIBLE THREAT
HARASSES
As
used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
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.
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.
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.
[1]
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.
[1]
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
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.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
A.
COLLISION
INJURY
MOTOR VEHICLE
UNATTENDED
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
The act of a motor vehicle coming into contact with an object
or a person.
Physical harm to the body of a person.
Any automobile, truck, truck-tractor, or any motorbus or
motor-propelled vehicle not exclusively operated or driven on fixed
rails or tracks.
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.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
