[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
A. A person commits the offense of assault 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 deadly weapon or dangerous instrument;
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 another person knowing the other person will regard the contact
as offensive or provocative;
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;
7.
The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes the isolation
of a person with a disability by unreasonably and substantially restricting
or limiting his or her access to other persons, telecommunication
devices or transportation for the purpose of isolation.
[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
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; or
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) and
(18) of Section 190.100, RSMo.
C. As
used in this Section, the term "Corrections Officer" includes any
jailor 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 the performance of their job duties, including any person
employed under contract, of a utility that provides gas, heat, electricity,
water, steam, telecommunications 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. A person
commits the offense of assault on a police animal if he or she knowingly
kills or disables, knowingly attempts to kill or disable, or knowingly
causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a police animal
when that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension,
tracking, or search, or the animal is in the custody or under the
control of a Law Enforcement Officer or fire or rescue personnel.
[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
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.
[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly send or deliver or cause
or intentionally allow to be sent or delivered any letter, e-mail,
text message or other Internet or electronic communication or other
writing, printing, circular or card or device with or without a name
subscribed thereto or signed with a fictitious name or any mark threatening
to accuse any other person of a crime or offense for any purpose other
than to cause the other person to cease ongoing illegal activity or
threatening to kill, maim or wound any other person or threatening
to commit a crime or offense or do any injury to the person, property,
credit or reputation of another, whether or not any money or property
is demanded or extorted thereby.
B. A person
commits the offense of unlawful posting of certain information over
the Internet if he or she knowingly posts the name, home address,
Social Security number, or telephone number of any person on the Internet
intending to cause substantial bodily harm or death, or threatening
to cause substantial bodily harm or death to such person.
C. For
purposes of this Section, an offense committed by means of writing,
telephonic communication or electronic communication shall be deemed
to have occurred at the place from which the communication was made
or sent and at the place where the communication was first heard or
read by the recipient.
A person commits the offense of kidnapping if he or she knowingly
restrains another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere
substantially with his or her liberty.
[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
A. A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child
if he or she:
1.
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 of age; or
2.
Knowingly encourages, aids or causes 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.;
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, he/she recklessly fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the care or control of such child to prevent him or 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.; or
4.
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 this Code or 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 he or she is being
provided non-medical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under
the laws of this State.