Assault/Aggravated Assault
§784.011-784.021:
An assault occurs when there is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to another person with the ability to do so, and which scares that person to believe that such violence is imminent.
- This offense is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable by up to 60 days in the jail.
- If a weapon is used in the above offense, it can be charged as an aggravated assault, which is a felony of the third degree, punishable by up to five(5) years in prison.