Chapter 9.16
OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
Sections:
9.16.030 Assault in the fourth degree.
9.16.010 Assault and battery.
Every person who commits an assault, or an assault and battery, upon any person in the city, or challenges another person to fight, or who by word, sign or gesture willfully provokes or attempts to provoke another person to committing an assault or breach of the peace is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 1498, 2011; Ord. 351 § 1, 1969)
9.16.020 Force, when lawful.
The use, attempt, or offer to use force upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful in the following cases:
(1) Whenever necessarily used by an officer of the city in the performance of a legal duty, or a person assisting him and acting under his direction;
(2) Whenever necessarily used by a person arresting one who has committed a felony and delivering him to an officer of the city competent to receive him into custody;
(3) Whenever used by a party about to be injured, or by another lawfully aiding him, in preventing or attempting to prevent an offense against his person, or a malicious trespass, or other malicious interference with real or personal property lawfully in his possession, provided the force is not more than is reasonably necessary;
(4) Whenever used in a reasonable and moderate manner by a parent or his authorized agent, a guardian, master, or teacher in the exercise of lawful authority, to restrain or correct his child, ward, apprentice or scholar;
(5) Whenever used by a carrier of passengers or his authorized agent or servant, or other person assisting them at their request in expelling from a carriage, railway car, vessel, or other vehicle, a passenger who refuses to obey a lawful and reasonable regulation prescribed for the conduct of passengers, if such vehicle has first been stopped and the force used is not more than shall be necessary to expel the offender with reasonable regard to his personal safety;
(6) Whenever used by any person to prevent an idiot, lunatic or insane person from committing an act dangerous to himself or another, or in enforcing necessary restraint for the protection of his person, or his restoration to health, during such period only as shall be necessary to obtain legal authority for the restraint or custody of his person. (Ord. 351 § 2, 1969)
9.16.030 Assault in the fourth degree.
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the fourth degree if, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first, second or third degree, or custodial assault, he or she assaults another.
(2) Assault in the fourth degree is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 1047, 1996)