CHAPTER 12-04
OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS SECTIONS:
12-0401. Simple Assault.
12-0402. Harassment.
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12-0401. SIMPLE ASSAULT.
1. A person is guilty of an offense if he:
a. Willfully causes bodily injury to another human being; or
b. Negligently causes bodily injury to another human being by means of a firearm, destructive device, or other weapon, the use of which against a human being is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.
2. Consent to the conduct causing bodily injury to all persons injured by the conduct is a defense if:
a. The conduct and the injury are reasonably foreseeable hazards of joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or
b. The conduct and the injury are reasonably foreseeable hazards of an occupation or profession or of medical or scientific experimentation conducted by recognized methods, and the persons subjected to such conduct or injury, having been made aware of the risks involved, consent to the performance of the conduct or the infliction of the injury.
3. Assent does not constitute consent, within the meaning of this ordinance if:
a. It is given by a person who is legally incompetent to authorize the conduct charged to constitute the offense and such incompetence is manifest or known to the actor;
b. It is given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or intoxication, is manifestly unable or known by the actor to be unable to make a reasonable judgment as to the nature or harmfulness of the conduct charged to constitute the offense; or
c. It is induced by force, duress, or deception.
12-0402. HARASSMENT. A person is guilty of an offense if, with intent to frighten or harass another, he:
1. Makes a telephone call anonymously or in offensively coarse language; or
2. Makes repeated telephone calls, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate communication.