[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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; or
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.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the defendant injects the affirmative
defense of justification of use of force pursuant to the provisions
of Section 563.031, RSMo., the City shall have the burden of proving
beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not reasonably believe
that his or her use of force was necessary to defend against the use
of imminent use of unlawful force.
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Note: See Sections 563.031, 565.056 and 565.076, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5264 § 5, 8-27-2012; Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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.
4.
Such person knowingly directs a light from a laser pointer (as defined
in Section 574.110, RSMo.) at 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.
[Ord. No. 5774, 3-14-2022]
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.
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Note: See Section 575.353, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5264 § 6, 8-27-2012; Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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.
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Note: See Sections 565.091 and 565.184, RSMo.
[R.O. 2008 §§ 18-116, 18-120; Ord. No. 5025 § 1, 2-11-2008; Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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.
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Note: See Section 565.240, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A.
A person commits the offense of stalking if he or she purposely,
through his or her course of conduct, disturbs or follows with the
intent to disturb another person. As used herein, the term "disturbs"
shall mean to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific
person that serves no legitimate purpose and that would cause a reasonable
person under the circumstances to be frightened, intimidated, or emotionally
distressed.
B.
This Section shall not apply to activities of Federal, State, County,
or Municipal Law Enforcement Officers conducting investigations of
any violation of Federal, State, County, or Municipal law.
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Note: See Sections 565.225 and 565.227, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
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.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016; Ord.
No. 5633, 3-25-2019]
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;
2.
Knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child 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, 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.;
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.
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Note: See Section 568.050, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016; Ord.
No. 5633, 3-25-2019]
A.
A person commits the offense of unlawful transactions with a child
if he or she:
1.
Being a pawnbroker, junk dealer, dealer in secondhand goods,
or any employee of such person, with criminal negligence buys or receives
any personal property other than agricultural products from a child,
unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented, in
writing, to the transaction; or
2.
Knowingly permits a child to enter or remain in a place where
illegal activity in controlled substances, as defined in Chapter 579,
RSMo., is maintained or conducted; or
3.
With criminal negligence sells blasting caps, bulk gunpowder,
or explosive to a child, or fireworks as defined in Section 320.110,
RSMo., to a child under the age of fourteen (14) years, unless the
child's custodial parent or guardian has consented, in writing, to
the transaction.
B.
Criminal negligence as to the age of the child is not an element
of this offense.
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Note: See Section 568.070, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5508 § 2, 11-28-2016]
A person commits the offense of identity theft if he or she
knowingly and with the intent to deceive or defraud obtains, possesses,
transfers, uses, or attempts to obtain, transfer, or use, one or more
means of identification, not lawfully issued for his or her use.
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Note: See Section 570.223, RSMo.
