§ 27-3-1 ASSAULT. 
   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. It shall be unlawful to commit an assault.
(1993 Code, § 27-3-1)
Statutory reference:
   See similar provisions, ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 12-1