§ 62-32. Assault and harassment.

(a)

Assault. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit assault. A person commits assault if he knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another. This section shall not apply where serious bodily injury results, a deadly weapon is used, or the assault is otherwise felonious.

(b)

Harassment. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit harassment. A person commits harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, he or she:

(1)

Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him to physical contact; or

(2)

In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to or at another person; or

(3)

Follows a person in or about a public place; or

(4)

Initiates communication with a person, anonymously or otherwise by telephone, computer, computer network, or computer system in a manner intended to harass or threaten bodily injury or property damage, or makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal by telephone, computer, computer network, or computer system that is obscene; or

(5)

Makes a telephone call or causes a telephone to ring repeatedly, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate conversation; or

(6)

Makes repeated communications at inconvenient hours that invade the privacy of another and interfere in the use and enjoyment of another's home or private residence or other private property; or

(7)

Repeatedly insults, taunts, challenges, or makes communications in offensively coarse language to another in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response.

(c)

As used in subsection (a), "bodily injury" shall mean physical pain of any degree or duration; illness; or any impairment of physical or mental condition.

(d)

As used in subsection (b), unless the context requires otherwise, "obscene" has the meaning set forth in C.R.S. 18-9-111(1.5), as may be from time to time amended.

(Code 1960, § 17-8; Code 1981, § 21-1; Ord. No. 2939, § 1, 12-7-1992; Ord. No. 3377, § 1, 7-7-1997; Ord. No. 4046, § 1, 1-8-2007 ; Ord. No. 4251, § 1, 2-7-2011)

State law reference

Assaults, C.R.S. § 18-3-201 et seq.; harassment, C.R.S. § 18-9-111.