A.Â
A person commits the offense of assault if:
1.Â
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury
to another person; or
2.Â
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to
another person by means of a deadly weapon; or
3.Â
The person purposely places another person in apprehension of
immediate physical injury; or
4.Â
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave
risk of death or serious physical injury to another person; or
5.Â
The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person
knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative;
or
6.Â
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.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.Â
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.Â
The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury
to such family or household member; or
2.Â
With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to
such family or household member by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous
instrument; or
3.Â
The person purposely places such family or household member
in apprehension of immediate physical injury by any means; or
4.Â
The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave
risk of death or serious physical injury to such family or household
member; or
5.Â
The person knowingly causes physical contact with such family
or household member knowing the other person will regard the contact
as offensive; or
6.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
A person commits the offense of harassment if he or she:
1.Â
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; or
2.Â
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; or
3.Â
Knowingly frightens, intimidates, or causes emotional distress
to another person by anonymously making a telephone call or any electronic
communication; or
4.Â
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; or
5.Â
Knowingly makes repeated unwanted communication to another person
or 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.Â
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.Â
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/her safety,
or the safety of his/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.Â
A person commits the offense of stalking if he or she purposely,
through his/her course of conduct, harasses or follows with the intent
of harassing another person.
C.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child
if:
1.Â
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; or
2.Â
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.; or
3.Â
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.; or
4.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.