Section 110-8 ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON POLICE OFFICIALS.

Any person who commits an unjustified assault or battery upon a duly authorized police official while in the performance of his duties as an authorized official shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.) or confined in jail not less than (10) days nor more than twelve (12) months, either or both. Any person convicted within a period of five (5) years of a second or other subsequent offense under this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1000.) and by confinement in jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than twelve (12) months. For the purpose of this section, a conviction or finding of not innocent in the case of a juvenile under the provisions of this section, or in the case of an adult or juvenile a conviction under the ordinance of any county, city or town in this state or the laws of any other state substantially similar to the provisions of this section, shall be considered a prior conviction.