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B i L,i,_ ivC,~ ~ INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON . 8172 (]RI: iNAh!CE NO. 5956 f-iixi C]Fdl:~ ]: NAIqCZ;E At!END t NG CHAPTER 2:'Et [iF THE j"iljiq i C I F'AL CCjDE OF i'hE CIi'Y (iF UNIVERSi j'Y C:[i'Y~ RELATING TO OFFEIqSES- r~:i'S(::EL!.AiqEOLiS, AND ENAC:;T:I:IqG ~ NEW BEGliON THEREIN 'l"O BE p:llv, C]WN AS "SEi.]Fi:C]N 23-55. S'r'ALKING." AND PRI]VIDiNG A I::' Er~ A I .' I' Y. F:;E ]1' '_q::,'i"A'NED BY :irE: [:[]UNCiL OF ]'HE CiTY OF UNIVEERSI]'Y CITY, ['ii SSOUR C. AS FOLLOWS: Se~:t:s.F~O,.:&. Chapter 2:3 o'F the Municimai Code of t. ne City Universitv City.: relatinO te O~'Fenses-Ifiiscellaneous is ~ereby amenOed by enacting therein a new section to be known as "Section 2:B-55. Sta].i::inc~" readin0 as ~'o] ],owe: j ,, As useO ~n this sectlop, the ~:o].lowiria terms sna].]. (I) ';C]oursce c:lf Cor'lduct"., a pattern o~ ccDnducf_ 'iZitTIe., however short, evidencing a continclity Ourpose. Constitutionally oretected activity is not included within the meaninq o{~' "course o~ conduct." Such censtitutional ly protected sctivity includes picketing or' other organized protests~ <2) "Credible Threat", a threat made with the intent to cause the person who is the target o.F the threat. to reasonably ~'ear ~or his or her sa'FeEy. Ti~e threat must be against the l i.Fe o~, or a threab te cause physical injury ( :B ) direc:ted at a specific person that serves no legitimate Duppose~ that would cause a reasonable person to su~.Fer substantial emotional distress, and that actually causes subs~antia) emotional distress to that persop. · Follows with the intent o~z' harassing aoother per'son C:OlTHTlitS the ordinance violation o~ stalking. Any person who purposely and repeatedly harasses or ~:oiiows wit~ the intent o~' harassing or harasses the intent to place that pePsor~ in reasonable ~eap o~ death or ser~ pus pnysicai injury, c:ommits the ordinance violation o~ aggravated stalking.