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Fayette Assault ordinance (§ 210.010)

Chapter 210: Offenses · Article I. Offenses Against the Person

A. A person commits the offense of assault if:

1. The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury, physical pain or illness to another person;

2. With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to another person by means of a firearm;

3. The person purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury;

4. The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person;

5. The person knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact with a person with a disability, which a reasonable person, who does not have a disability, would consider offensive or provocative; or

6. The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.

Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.010

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.