New California Law

Football Fan · #1 06-13-2007, 01:03 PM

Yesterday I was checking the Panhellenic site at my alma mater. On the Greek recruitment page is a notice:
According to a recent California law conviction of hazing is now a felony in that state.

Tom Earp · #2 06-13-2007, 02:24 PM

Wonder how that will stop hazing until something very bad happens and then all hell will beak loose and someone goes to prison!

Maybe that will get the message through?

exlurker · #3 06-13-2007, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Football Fan

Yesterday I was checking the Panhellenic site at my alma mater. On the Greek recruitment page is a notice:
According to a recent California law conviction of hazing is now a felony in that state.

FootballFan, thank you for reminding Greekchatters of this. An earlier discussion of this change in California law is in another thread in this forum. The thread's title is "California Hazing Bill Goes to Governor":

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=80401

As always, I'd encourage chapter exec board members, chapter advisors, and regional and (inter)national staff with responsibilities for chapters in California to be aware of this law and its implications. Where necessary to understand the law, consultation with attorneys would be a good idea.

Kevin · #4 06-13-2007, 02:44 PM

Better yet -- don't haze.

Then you don't have to worry about a felony conviction.

How hard is that?

OO11 · #5 07-03-2007, 08:14 PM

good pt

AGDLynn · #6 07-03-2007, 10:14 PM

§ 16-5-61. Hazing

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:

(1) "Haze" means to subject a student to an activity which endangers or is likely to endanger the physical health of a student, regardless of a student's willingness to participate in such activity.

(2) "School" means any school, college, or university in this state.

(3) "School organization" means any club, society, fraternity, sorority, or a group living together which has students as its principal members.

(4) "Student" means any person enrolled in a school in this state.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to haze any student in connection with or as a condition or precondition of gaining acceptance, membership, office, or other status in a school organization.

(c) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Kevin · #7 07-03-2007, 11:50 PM

That law sure is vague.