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28-311.06
Hazing, defined; penalty.


(1) For purposes of this section and
section 28-311.07:
(a) Hazing shall mean any activity by which a person
intentionally or recklessly endangers the physical or mental
health or safety of an individual for the purpose of initiation
into, admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership
with any organization as defined in subdivision (1)(b) of this
section. Such hazing activity shall include whipping, beating,
branding, forced and prolonged calisthenics, prolonged exposure
to the elements, forced consumption of any food, liquor,
beverage, drug, or harmful substance not generally intended for
human consumption, prolonged sleep deprivation, or any brutal
treatment or the performance of any unlawful act which endangers
the physical or mental health or safety of any person; and
(b) Organization shall mean an organization of student
members operating under the sanction of a postsecondary
educational institution but shall not include the alumni
organization or any corporation which owns the house or real
estate of such organization.
(2) It shall be unlawful to commit the offense of
hazing. Any person who commits the offense of hazing shall be
guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
(3) Any organization as defined in subdivision (1)(b)
of this section whose members commit the offense of hazing in
violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished by
a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars.