§ 132.01 ASSAULT.
   (A)   A person commits an assault when, without lawful authority, he or she engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.
   (B)   Assault is a Class C misdemeanor.
(ILCS Chapter 720, Act 5, § 12-1) (1981 Code, § 42.12, 12-1)