{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.054--2","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.054","heading":"Assault in the third degree.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of assault in the third degree if he or she knowingly causes physical injury to another person.\n2. The offense of assault in the third degree is a class E felony, unless the victim of such assault is a special victim, as the term \"special victim\" is defined under section 565.002, in which case it is a class D felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.054","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"f962c0105009edb4fa16f9fd1fef15cb60e5e421a04289c6df1ede467ab00d03","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.054","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}