Chapter 5. Crimes Against the Person

Article 1. Homicide

• § 16-5-1. Murder; Felony Murder
• § 16-5-2. Voluntary Manslaughter
• § 16-5-3. Involuntary Manslaughter
• § 16-5-4. Time Elapsed Between Injury and Death
• § 16-5-5. Offering to Assist In Commission of Suicide; Criminal Penalties

Article 2. Assault and Battery

• § 16-5-20. Simple Assault
• § 16-5-21. Aggravated Assault
• § 16-5-22. Conviction of Assault With Intent to Commit a Crime If Intended Crime Actually Committed
• § 16-5-23. Simple Battery
• § 16-5-23.1. Battery
• § 16-5-24. Aggravated Battery
• § 16-5-25. Opprobrious Or Abusive Language As Justification For Simple Assault Or Simple Battery

Article 3. Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Related Offenses

• § 16-5-40. Kidnapping
• § 16-5-41. False Imprisonment
• § 16-5-42. False Imprisonment Under Color of Legal Process
• § 16-5-43. Malicious Confinement of Sane Person In an Asylum
• § 16-5-44. Hijacking an Aircraft
• § 16-5-44.1. Hijacking a Motor Vehicle
• § 16-5-45. Interference With Custody

Article 4. Reckless Conduct

• § 16-5-60. Reckless Conduct Causing Harm to Or Endangering the Bodily Safety of Another; Conduct By Hiv Infected Persons
• § 16-5-61. Hazing

Article 5. Cruelty to Children

• § 16-5-70. Cruelty to Children
• § 16-5-71. Tattooing
• § 16-5-71.1. Piercing of the Body
• § 16-5-72. Reckless Abandonment

Article 6. Feticide

• § 16-5-80. Feticide; Penalty

Article 7. Stalking

• § 16-5-90. Stalking; Psychological Evaluation
• § 16-5-91. Aggravated Stalking
• § 16-5-92. Applicability
• § 16-5-93. Right of Victim to Notification of Release Or Escape of Stalker
• § 16-5-94. Restraining Orders; Protective Orders
• § 16-5-95. Violations

Article 8. Protection of Elder Persons

• § 16-5-100. Cruelty to a Person 65 Years of Age Or Older