Illinois Code § 12C-50
Illinois Code § 12C-50. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 12C-50.
Sec. 12C-50. Hazing. (a) A person commits hazing when he or she knowingly requires the performance of any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State, for the purpose of induction or admission into any group, organization, or society associated or connected with that institution, if: (1) the act is not sanctioned or authorized by that educational institution; and (2) the act results in bodily harm to any person. (a-1) It is not a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) that the person against whom the hazing was directed consented to or acquiesced in the hazing. (b) Sentence. Hazing is a Class A misdemeanor, except that hazing that results in death or great bodily harm is a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 103-765, eff. 1-1-25.)
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 12C-50
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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