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 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.
A.
A person commits the offense of domestic assault 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.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
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Editor's Note: This Section previously pertained to 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. However, the authorizing statute, former RSMo. §565.083, was repealed without replacement by SB 491 in the 2014 Legislative Session, effective 1-1-2017. See Section 210.120, Assault, as it relates to a "special victim."
A person commits the offense of harassment if he/she, without
good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional
distress to another person.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
A person
commits the offense of cyber harassment if, with intent to harass,
alarm, annoy, abuse, threaten, intimidate, torment or embarrass any
other person, he/she:
1.
Transmits or causes the transmission of an electronic communication,
or knowingly permits an electronic communication to be transmitted
from an electronic communication device under his or her control,
to such other person:
a.
Using any lewd, lascivious, indecent or obscene words, images or
language or suggesting the commission of any lewd or lascivious act;
b.
Anonymously or repeatedly whether or not conversation occurs; or
c.
Threatening to inflict injury on the person or property of the person
communicated with or any member of his or her family or household;
or
2.
Transmits or causes the transmission of an electronic communication,
or knowingly permits an electronic communication to be transmitted
from an electronic communications device under his or her control,
to a third (3rd) party for the purpose of instigating, initiating,
prompting or otherwise bringing about or causing such third (3rd)
party to harass, alarm, annoy, abuse, threaten, intimidate, torment
or embarrass such other person.
B.
Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this Section
shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days in
jail or be fined and imprisoned for such violation.
A.
DISTURBS
Definitions. As used in this Section:
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.
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.
C.
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.
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.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
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.
[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 he/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 old; 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.; or
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, 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.; 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 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/she is being provided
non-medical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under the
laws of this State.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
COLLISION
INJURES
MOTOR VEHICLE
UNATTENDED
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following
terms mean:
The act of a motor vehicle coming into contact with an object
or a person.
To cause physical harm to the body of a person.
Any automobile, truck, truck-tractor, or any motor bus 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 less than eleven (11)
years of age 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.
C.
The offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle is an
ordinance violation.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
COURSE OF CONDUCT
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
HARASSES
Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following
words shall have the meanings set out herein:
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.
The origination, emission, dissemination, transmission or
reception of data, images, signals, sounds or other intelligence or
equivalence of intelligence of any nature over any communications
system by any method including, but not limited to, a fiber optic,
electronic, magnetic, optical, digital or analog method. By way of
example, "electronic communication" includes, but is not limited to:
Any instrument, equipment, machine or other device that facilitates
telecommunication including, but not limited to, a computer, computer
network, computer chip, computer circuit, scanner, telephone, cellular
telephone, pager, personal communications device, transponder, receiver,
radio, modem or device that enables the use of a modem.
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.
For
purposes of this Article, an offense alleged to have been committed
by means of a writing, by telephone or by an electronic communications
device, may be deemed to have been committed either at the place from
which the communication was made or at the place where the communication
was received.