§ 22-33. Assault and battery.

(a)

A person within the city who attempts or offers with force and violence to do a corporal hurt to another or assault and/or batter any other person is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b)

An individual who assaults or assaults and batters his or her spouse or former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has or has had a dating relationship, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, or a resident or former resident of his or her household is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c)

As used in this section, "dating relationship" means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional involvement. This term does not include a casual relationship or an ordinary fraternization between two individuals in a business or social context.

(Code 1969, § 9.142; Code 1977, § 15-92; Ord. No. 254, 3-22-1999; Ord. No. 267, 12-20-1999; Ord. No. 390, 9-25-2017)

State law reference

Assault and battery, MCL 750.81 et seq.