Title 9 — Crimes and Corrections
48 chapters · 842 sections in this title.
9 GCA § 19.10 General Definitions
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As used in this Chapter, the terms “bodily injury,” “serious bodily injury” and “deadly weapon” have the meanings provided by § 16.10. SOURCE: M.P.C. § 211.0; See Mass. ch. 263, § 3; N.J. § 2C:11-1. COMMENT: Chapter 19 is based on Model Penal Code §§ 211.0 through 211.3 with modi…
9 GCA § 19.20 Aggravated Assault; Defined and Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he either recklessly causes or attempts to cause: (1) serious bodily injury to another in circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; (2) serious bodily injury to another; (3) bodily injury to another …
9 GCA § 19.30 Assault; Defined and Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of assault if he: (1) either recklessly causes or attempts to cause bodily injury to another; (2) recklessly uses a deadly weapon in such a manner as to place another in danger of bodily injury; or (3) by physical menace intentionally puts or attempts to pu…
9 GCA § 19.40 Reckless Conduct; Defined and Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of reckless conduct if he: (1) recklessly engages in conduct which unjustifiably places or may place another in danger of death or serious bodily injury; (2) intentionally points a firearm at or in the direction of another, whether or not the defendant beli…
9 GCA § 19.50 Terroristic Conduct; Defined and Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of terroristic conduct if he threatens to commit any crime of violence with intent to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly; or facility of public transportation, or otherwise to cause serious public inconvenience, or in reckless disregard of th…
9 GCA § 19.60 Terrorizing; Defined and Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of terrorizing if he communicates to any person a threat to commit or to cause to be committed a crime of violence dangerous to human life, against the person to whom the communication is made or another, and the natural and probable consequence of such a t…
9 GCA § 19.69 Definitions
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Unless otherwise indicated, as used in § 19.70: (a) “Harasses” or “harassment” means a knowing and willful course of conduct, whether physical, verbal, written, electronic, telephonic, via or by use of a computer, computer network, computer system, telephone network, data network…
9 GCA § 19.70 Stalking
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(a) A person is guilty of simple stalking if he or she willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly, follows or harasses another person or who makes a credible threat with intent to place that person or a member of his or her immediate family in fear of death or bodily injury. (b) A pe…
9 GCA § 19.80 Strangulation; Defined and Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of strangulation if he knowingly or intentionally, against the will of another, impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another by applying pressure to the throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth of another. (b) Strangulation is …
9 GCA § 19.81 Interfering with the Reporting of Family Violence; Defined and Punished
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(a) Any person commits the crime of interfering with the reporting of family violence if the person: (1) commits an act of family violence, as defined in § 30.10 of Chapter 30 of this Title; and (2) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly prevents or attempts to prevent the victi…
9 GCA § 19.82 Interfering with the Reporting of Criminal Sexual Conduct; Defined and Punished
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(a) Any person commits the crime of interfering with the reporting of criminal sexual conduct if the person: (1) commits an act of criminal sexual conduct or assists in or abets any act of criminal sexual conduct, as enumerated in Chapter 25 of this Title; and COL 2026-04-23 (2) …