Chapter 9.40
OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

Sections:

9.40.010    Assault.

9.40.020    Harassment.

9.40.030    Terroristic threat.

9.40.040    Unlawful detention.

9.40.010 Assault.

(1) Assault is:

(a) An attempt with unlawful force or violence to do bodily injury to another; or

(b) A threat accompanied by a show of immediate force or violence to do bodily injury to another.

(2) Assault is a class B misdemeanor. [Ord. 87-34 § 13-05-002, 1987.]

9.40.020 Harassment.

(1) A person is guilty of harassment if, with intent to frighten or harass another, he communicates in writing a threat to commit any violent felony.

(2) Harassment is a class C misdemeanor. [Ord. 87-34 § 13-05-006, 1987.]

9.40.030 Terroristic threat.

(1) A person commits terroristic threat if he threatens to commit any offense involving violence with intent:

(a) To cause action of any sort by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies; or

(b) To place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or

(c) To prevent or interrupt the occupation of a place of assembly, aircraft, automobile, or other form of conveyance, but shall not include a facility of public transportation operated by a common carrier.

(2) Terroristic threat is a class B misdemeanor. [Ord. 87-34 § 13-05-007, 1987.]

9.40.040 Unlawful detention.

(1) A person commits unlawful detention if he knowingly restrains another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with his liberty.

(2) Unlawful detention is a class B misdemeanor. [Ord. 87-34 § 13-05-012, 1987.]