Sec. 94-42. Harassment.
(a) It shall be unlawful to commit harassment. A person commits harassment if, with intent to harass, threaten or abuse another person, that person:
(1) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or directly or indirectly subjects him or her to harmful, painful or offensive contact.
(2) In a public place directs obscene language or makes an obscene gesture to or at another person.
(3) Follows a person in or about a public place.
(4) Initiates communication with a person, anonymously or otherwise, in a manner that threatens bodily harm or property damage, or makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is obscene.
(5) Initiates communication or makes a telephone call or causes a telephone to ring repeatedly, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate conversation.
(6) Makes repeated communications at inconvenient hours that invade the privacy of another and interferes with the use and enjoyment of another's home or private residence or other private property.
(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.
(8) Delivers or causes delivery of written, printed, or graphic material or any object that in fact harasses another person or threatens bodily injury or property damage to or against another person.
(b) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "obscene" means a patently offensive description of ultimate sexual acts are normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including masturbation, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, or excretory functions. Any act prohibited by subsection (a)(5) of this section may be deemed to have occurred or to have been committed at the place at which the telephone call was either made or received.
(c) The term communication(s), as used in this section shall include, but not be limited to, verbal contact or the use of telephonic, cellular, digital, audio, computer or other similar technology. (Code 1979, § 27-70; Ord. No. 2023-20, § 1, 6-28-2023; Ord. No. 2012-39, § 1, 10-15-2012)