(A) A person commits battery if he or she intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means:
(1) Causes bodily harm to an individual; or
(2) Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with an individual.
(B) Battery is a Class A misdemeanor.
(ILCS Chapter 720, Act 5, § 12-3) (1981 Code, § 42.12, 12-3)