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                                  1756

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing  the  penalties
  for hazing

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 120.16 of the penal law, as amended by  chapter  86
of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.16 Hazing in the first degree.
  A  person  is guilty of hazing in the first degree when, in the course
of another person's initiation into or affiliation  with  any  organiza-
tion,  he  OR  SHE  intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which
creates a substantial risk of SERIOUS physical injury OR DEATH  to  such
other person or a third person and thereby causes such SERIOUS injury OR
DEATH TO SUCH PERSON OR TO A THIRD PERSON.
  Hazing in the first degree is a class [A misdemeanor] D FELONY.
  S  2.  Section  120.17 of the penal law, as added by chapter 86 of the
laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.17 Hazing in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of hazing in the second degree when, in the  course
of  another person's initiation or affiliation with any organization, he
OR SHE intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct  which  creates  a
substantial  risk  of  physical  injury  to such other person or a third
person AND THEREBY CAUSES SUCH INJURY.
  Hazing in the second degree is a [violation] CLASS E FELONY.
  S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.19  to  read
as follows:
S 120.19 HAZING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF HAZING IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN, IN THE COURSE
OF ANOTHER PERSON'S INITIATION OR AFFILIATION WITH ANY ORGANIZATION,  HE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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OR  SHE  INTENTIONALLY  OR RECKLESSLY ENGAGES IN CONDUCT WHICH CREATES A
SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH  OTHER  PERSON  OR  A  THIRD
PERSON.
  HAZING IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.