Chapter 7.10
OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

Sections:

7.10.010  Assault.

7.10.020  Mutual combat.

7.10.030  Provoking assault or combat.

7.10.010  Assault.

A. Every person who commits an assault or an assault and battery, not amounting to an assault in either the first, second, or third degree, or custodial assault, under the laws of the state is guilty of assault.

B. Assault is a Class A offense.

(Ord. 640 § 1, 1998: Ord. 281 § 2 (part), 1979)

7.10.020  Mutual combat.

A. A person is guilty of a mutual combat if he engages in combat with another person or persons upon the streets, walks, or other areas of the city open to the public, or upon unauthorized private areas, unless such combat constitutes sporting events such as boxing, wrestling, or the martial arts, which are licensed by the appropriate governmental entity, and where safety precautions are taken to reduce serious physical injury.

B. Mutual combat is a Class A offense.

(Ord. 720 § 1 (part), 2001)

7.10.030  Provoking assault or combat.

A. Every person who, by word, sign, or gesture, willfully provokes, or attempts to provoke another person to commit assault, to engage in mutual combat, or to commit a breach of the peace shall be guilty of provoking assault or combat.

B. Provoking assault or combat is a Class A offense.

(Ord. 720 § 1 (part), 2001)