The most important thing to note about this bill is that it makes hazing a violation of the Penal Code as opposed to the Education Code, and it prescribes misdemeanor and felony charges which the Education Code did not clearly define.
A court/jury would have to define whether something is likely to cause bodily injury. The whole law basically exists to make the penalties for hazing more harsh, hoping to deter it from happening.
I'm hoping this law goes into effect.
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Originally Posted by ktsnake
I'm not really sure what this law changes about anything?
What in the hell is conduct "which is likely to cause bodily injury"?
Does it have to be 51% likely? Such a strange standard. What are "reasonable" activities? Again, no standard.
As far as the civil liability, it was already there. This is a waste of paper.
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