8 - Crimes Against Persons

Harassment

• $240.26$ Harassment 2° (Violation)
  • Intent to harass/annoy/alarm by: physical contact/threat, following, or course of conduct.
  • Labor picketing exempt (subs. 2 & 3).
  • Must occur in officer’s presence; attempt = completed act.
• $240.25$ Harassment 1° (Misd.)
  • Intentional repeated following OR course of conduct placing victim in reasonable fear of PI.

Aggravated Harassment

• $240.30$ Aggr. Harassment 2° (Misd.) – Six variants: electronic/phone threats, discriminatory contact, transit worker, family PI, prior Har. 1°.
• $240.31$ Aggr. Harassment 1° (Fel.) – Bias-motivated; includes >$50$ damage to religious site, prior bias conviction, swastika, cross burning, noose.

Public Lewdness

• $245.00$ Public lewdness (Misd.) – Lewd exposure in public or visible from public/private place, incl. trespass.
• $245.03$ Public lewdness 1° (Misd.) – Actor ≥$19$ intends to be observed by <$16$ OR repeat within 1 yr.

Reckless Endangerment

• $120.20$ Reckless endangerment 2° (Misd.) – Reckless conduct creating substantial risk of SPI.
• $120.25$ Reckless endangerment 1° (Fel.) – Depraved indifference, grave risk of death.

Menacing

• $120.15$ Menacing 3° (Misd.) – Physical menace causes/attempts fear of PI/SPI/death.
• $120.14$ Menacing 2° (Misd.) – Weapon display, repeated following, or OOP violation.
• $120.13$ Menacing 1° (Fel.) – Prior Menacing 2°/Menacing PO within $10$ yrs.

Stalking

• 4° $120.45$ (Misd.) – Intentional course of conduct with no legit purpose causing fear of harm, mental harm after warning, or employment threat.
• 3° $120.50$ (Misd.) – Stalking 4° vs $\ge 3$ persons, prior predicate crime, fear of PI/SPI/sex/kidnap, or repeat conviction.
• 2° $120.55$ (Fel.) – Weapon display/threat, prior predicate within $5$ yrs, prior stalking conviction, adult vs <$14$, or $\ge10$ victims.
• 1° $120.60$ (Fel.) – Stalking 3°(3) or 2° + PI or specified sex/kidnap felonies.

Assault & Related

Definitions: PI = impairment/substantial pain; SPI = risk of death or protracted loss; DW = listed weapons; DI = any item readily capable of causing SPI/death.

• 3° $120.00$ (Misd.) – Intentional PI; reckless PI; criminal negligence PI w/ DW/DI (+ extensions: reckless SPI, reckless PI w/ DW/DI, criminal negligence SPI w/ DW/DI).
• 2° $120.05$ (Fel.) – 14 forms incl. intent SPI; intent PI w/ DW/DI; PI to protected employees; reckless SPI w/ DW/DI; drugging; felony assault; inmate assaults; adult vs child; elderly victim; process server.
• 1° $120.10$ (Fel.) – Intent SPI w/ DW/DI; intent permanent disfigure/disable; depraved indifference + SPI; felony + SPI.
• Special:
  • $120.08$ Assault on PO/FF/EMS (Fel.) – Intent to prevent duty, causes SPI.
  • $120.11$ Aggr. Assault on PO/Peace Officer (Fel.) – Intent SPI, uses DW/DI.
  • $120.06$/$120.07$ Gang assault (Fel.) – ≥$3$ actors; intent PI/SPI; SPI or PI caused.
• Strangulation:
  • $121.11$ Criminal obstruction breathing (Misd.).
  • $121.12$ Strangulation 2° (Fel.) – Stupor, unconsciousness, PI.
  • $121.13$ Strangulation 1° (Fel.) – Causes SPI.
  • $121.13\text{-}A$ Aggr. Strangulation (Fel.) – PO/Peace O uses chokehold causing SPI/death.

Homicide Offenses

• Murder 1° $125.27$ (Fel.) – Intentional killing of protected persons or with listed aggravators (life inmate, murder-for-hire, torture, serial, terrorism, etc.). Actor ≥$18$.
• Murder 2° $125.25$ (Fel.) – Intentional killing; depraved indifference; felony-murder (listed felonies); reckless grave risk to <$11$; intentional kill <$14$ during sex crimes.
• Manslaughter 1° $125.20$ (Fel.) – Intent SPI causes death; extreme emotional disturbance (EED); adult vs victim <$11$ PI intent + reckless conduct causing death.
• Manslaughter 2° $125.15$ (Fel.) – Reckless death; assisting suicide.
• Criminally negligent homicide $125.10$ (Fel.) – Criminal negligence causes death.
• Crimes Against Police Act: Creates Menacing PO $120.18$, Aggr. Crim. Neg. Homicide $125.11$, Aggr. Manslaughter 2° $125.21$, Aggr. Manslaughter 1° $125.22$, Aggr. Murder $125.26$.

Child-Related Offenses

• $260.00$ Abandonment (<$14$) (Fel.) – Desert with intent wholly to abandon; Safe-Haven exception for ≤$30$ days.
• $260.10$ Endangering Welfare Child (Misd.) – Conduct likely injurious <$17$ or failure to control child.
• $260.21$ Unlawfully Dealing Child 2° (B Misd.) – Child <$16$ in alcohol premises, tattoo <$18$, tobacco sale <$21$.
• $260.20$ Unlawfully Dealing Child 1° (A Misd.) – Child <$18$ in sex/drug premises; alcohol to <$21$.

Kidnapping / Unlawful Imprisonment / Custodial Interference

Key terms: Restrain = restrict movement; Abduct = restrain + hide OR threat/ use of deadly force.

• $135.20$ Kidnapping 2° (Fel.) – Abduction.
• $135.25$ Kidnapping 1° (Fel.) – Aggravating factors (ransom, injury, >$12$ hrs, etc.).
• $135.05$ Unlawful imprisonment 2° (Misd.) – Restrain.
• $135.10$ Unlawful imprisonment 1° (Fel.) – Restrain + risk SPI.
• $135.45$ Custodial interference 2° (Misd.) – Relative takes child <$16$ or incompetent without right; or removes from institution.
• $135.50$ Custodial interference 1° (Fel.) – 2° + removal from state or endanger safety/health.

Protection of People with Special Needs

• Mandated reporters (incl. police) must report abuse/neglect of vulnerable persons to VPCR; failure = class A Misd.
• $260.24$ Endangering welfare incompetent/physically disabled 2° (Misd.) – Reckless injurious conduct.
• $260.25$ Same 1° (Fel.) – Knowing injurious conduct.