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New Franklin Assault ordinance (§ 210.010)

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

A person commits the offense of assault if:

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

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

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

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

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

6. The person knowingly causes physical contact with an incapacitated person, as defined in Section 475.010, RSMo., which a reasonable person, who is not incapacitated, would consider offensive or provocative.

Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 27 of the city's PDF

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