21-3412


      21-3412.   Battery. (a) Battery is:

      (1)   Intentionally or recklessly causing bodily harm to another person; or

      (2)   intentionally causing physical contact with another person when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner.

      (b)   Battery is a class B person misdemeanor.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3412; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 11; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 27; L. 1996, ch. 211, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 258, § 13; L. 2001, ch. 177, § 6; July 1.