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163.160 Assault in the fourth degree.

(1) A person commits the crime of assault. in the fourth degree if the person: (a) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to another; or (b) 'With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly weapon.

(2) Assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor. [1977 c.297 ß5]

163.190 Menacing.

(1) A person commits the crime of menacing if by word or conduct the person intentionally attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.

(2) Menacing is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 ß95]

163.195 Recklessly endangering an other person.

(1) A person commits the crime of recklessly endangering another person if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person.

(2) Recklessly endangering another person is a Class A misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 ß96]

166.065 Harassment.

(1) A person commits the crime of harassment if the. person intentionally: (a) Harasses or annoys another person by: (A) Subjecting such other person to offensive physical contact; or (B) Publicly insulting such other person by abusive words or gestures in a manner intended and likely to provoke a violent response; (b) Subjects another to alarm by convey a false report, known by the conveyor to false, concerning death or serious physical injury to a person which report reasonably would be expected to cause alarm; or (c) Subjects another to alarm by conveying a telephonic or written threat to inflict serious physical injury on that person or to commit a felony involving the person or property of that person or any member of that person's family, which threat reasonably would be expected to cause alarm.

(2) A person is criminally liable for harassment if the person knowingly permits any: telephone under the person's control to be used in violation of subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Harassment is a class B misdemeanor.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, harassment is a Class A misdemeanor if a person violates subsection (1) of this section by subjecting another person to offensive physical contact and the offensive physical contact consists of touching the sexual or other intimate parts of the other person. [1971 c743 ß223 1981 c468 ß1; 1985 c498 ß1; 1987c806 ß3; 1995 c802 ß1]