[Ord. No. 758 §1, 3-3-2003]
A. 
A person commits an ordinance violation 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; or
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 Subsection (1) or (2) 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 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 Subsection (1) or (2) of Section 211.031, RSMo.
B. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the penalty provisions as stated in Section 100.010 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. John.
[Ord. No. 902 §1, 4-21-2008]
A. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:
PARENT
Mother, father, legal guardian or any person having the care and custody of a minor.
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
CRIMINAL ACT
An act which violates the Statutes of the United States, the Statutes of the State of Missouri or the ordinances of the City of St. John, including curfew and moving traffic violations.
B. 
No parent shall knowingly permit, encourage, aid or cause a minor to commit a criminal act or engage in any conduct which would be injurious to the minor's morals or health.
C. 
No parent shall fail to exercise customary and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a minor to commit a criminal act.
D. 
Notification Of Responsibility.
1. 
Whenever a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any criminal act within the City, the Police Department shall immediately notify the minor's parent of the arrest or detention and shall advise the parent of his responsibility under this Section.
2. 
The notice shall be in such a form as to be signed by the notified parent signifying receipt thereof. If the parent refuses to sign said notice, the notifying Police Officer shall indicate such refusal on the notice.
3. 
A record of said notifications shall be kept by the Police Department.
E. 
Written notification of responsibility as provided by this Section shall be prima facie evidence that a parent has failed to exercise customary and effective control over a minor as required hereby if the minor commits a second (2nd) or successive criminal act of any kind.
F. 
Each violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be subject to punishment as provided by Section 100.010 of this Code. In addition, upon a plea or finding of guilt for violating any of the requirements of this Section, the court may, either as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating this Section or otherwise, order the defendant to make restitution to any person who has been damaged by the misconduct of the minor in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
[CC §12.17; Ord. No. 320, 3-17-1988]
A. 
No person shall harass another person for the purpose of frightening or disturbing such person by:
1. 
Communicating in writing or making telephone calls threatening to commit any felony; or
2. 
Communicating in writing or making telephone calls using coarse language, offensive to one of average sensibility; or
3. 
Making a telephone call anonymously; or
4. 
Making repeated telephone calls; or
5. 
Making repeated telephone calls and hanging up.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 210.350, Solicitation of the Sale of Real Estate of Single-Family Residential Zone Property, which derived from CC § 11.52; Ord. No. 32, 12-16-1974, was repealed 3-21-2016 by § 1 of Ord. No. 1082.
[CC §11.108; Ord. No. 243, 9-9-1985]
A. 
A person commits an offense of assault if:
1. 
He attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or
2. 
With criminal negligence he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or
3. 
He purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury; or
4. 
He recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death or serious physical injury to another person; or
5. 
He knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.
[CC §12.19; Ord. No. 388 §§3-4, 6, 8-6-1990]
A. 
No person shall, by reason of any motive or intent relating to, or any antipathy, animosity or hostility based upon, the race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, handicap or health-related condition of another individual or group of individuals:
1. 
Purposely cause physical injury to another; or
2. 
Attempt to cause physical injury to another; or
3. 
Threaten to cause physical injury to another; or
4. 
Purposely place another in apprehension of immediate physical danger; or
5. 
Knowingly cause physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contract as offensive or provocative; or
6. 
Knowingly damage or threaten to damage the personal or real property of another; or
7. 
Tamper with the personal or real property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or another; or
8. 
Trespass on the property of another; or
9. 
Commit an act of vandalism; or
10. 
Knowingly assemble with six (6) or more persons and agree with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of the City of St. John or the State of Missouri or of the United States with force or violence; or
11. 
Discharge or shoot a firearm or threaten to discharge or shoot a firearm into or inside of any building, railroad, train, boat, aircraft or motor vehicle; or
12. 
Discharge a firearm within one hundred (100) yards of any church, synagogue or other building, structure or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose or within one hundred (100) yards of any school, educational facility, community center, hospital or medical clinic owned or operated by a religious or sectarian group; or
13. 
Carry a firearm or other weapon of lethal use into any church, synagogue, or other building, structure or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose or carry a firearm or other weapons of lethal use within one hundred (100) yards of any school, educational facility, community center, hospital or medical clinic owned or operated by a religious or sectarian group; or
14. 
Brandish a firearm or other weapon in a threatening manner; or
15. 
Deface the property of another; or
16. 
Communicate in writing or by telephone a threat to commit a crime involving violence or property damage or to commit any felony; or
17. 
Make an anonymous telephone call; or
18. 
Make repeated telephone calls.
B. 
First Amendment Proviso. Nothing contained in Subsection (A) hereof shall be interpreted to abridge or preclude the exercise of any rights of free speech or expressions as protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or any such similar provisions of Missouri Law.