(A) No person shall negligently, by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as defined in R.C. § 2923.11, cause physical harm to another or to another’s unborn.
(B) Whoever violates division (A) above is guilty of negligent assault, a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(R.C. § 2903.14) (Prior Code, § 9.02.02)
Statutory reference:
Aggravated and felonious assault, see R.C. §§ 2903.11 and 2903.12
Felony offenses: assaulting functionally impaired person, peace officer, investigator of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, firefighter, person performing emergency medical service, officer or employee of a public children services agency or private child placing agency; assault at a correctional institution; assault on school officials and school bus drivers; health care professional, worker or security guard at a hospital under certain circumstances; judge, magistrate, prosecutor or court official or employee under certain circumstances, see R.C. § 2903.13(C)
Permitting child abuse, felony offense, see R.C. § 2903.15
Persons who may seek relief under anti-stalking protection order; ex parte orders, see R.C. § 2903.214
Protection order as pretrial condition of release, see R.C. § 2903.213
Vehicular assault and aggravated vehicular assault, felony offenses, see R.C. § 2903.08