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ASSAULT
§601.1 Assault: A person who commits an assault when, without intent to inflict
serious injury upon another, but without justification, that person does any of the following:
A. Any act which is intended to cause pain or injury to, or which is intended to result in
physical contact which will be insulting or offensive to another, coupled with an
apparent ability to execute the act.
B. Any act which is intended to place another in fear of immediate physical contact which
will be painful, injurious, insulting, or offensive, coupled with the apparent ability to
execute the act.
C. Intentionally points any firearm toward another, or displays in a threatening manner any
dangerous weapon toward another.
Provided, that where the person doing any of the above enumerated acts, and such other
person, are voluntary participants in a sport, social or other activity, not in itself criminal, and
such act is a reasonably foreseeable incident of such sport or activity, and does not create an
unreasonable risk of serious injury or breach of the peace, the act shall not be an assault; and
provided, where the person doing any of the above-enumerated acts is employed by a school
district or accredited non-public school, or is an area education agency staff member who
provides services to a school or school district, and intervenes in a fight or physical struggle,
or other disruptive situation that takes place in the presence of the employee or staff member
performing employment duties in a school building, on school grounds or at an official
school function regardless of the location, the act shall not be an assault.
November 7, 2005 – Ordinance 2550
§601.2 Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be considered a
simple misdemeanor as provided in Chapter 620 of this Code.
November 7, 2005 – Ordinance 2550
§601.3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
§601.4. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
§601.5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
March 1, 1999 – Ordinance No. 2269