Chapter 9.04
ASSAULT

Sections:

9.04.010    Definitions.

9.04.020    Deemed misdemeanor.

9.04.010 Definitions.

(1) “Assault” means an attempt, with lawful force, to inflict bodily injury upon another person, accompanied with the apparent present ability to give effect to the attempt, if not prevented.

(2) “Assault and battery” means an attempt, with unlawful force, to inflict bodily injury upon another person, accompanied with the apparent present ability to give effect to the attempt, if not prevented, and an offensive contact directly, or indirectly, results upon the person of another. (Ord. 295 § 2, 1969).

9.04.020 Deemed misdemeanor.

Every person, who, in the city, shall commit an assault, or an assault and battery, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 295 § 1, 1969).