ASSEMBLY, No. 3149
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle and Assemblyman Verrelli
SYNOPSIS
Increases penalty for hazing; clarifies that prohibited conduct includes causing, coercing, or forcing consumption of alcohol or drugs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee on May 5, 2021, with amendments.
An Act concerning hazing 1[and designated as Timothy J. Piazza’s law,]1 and amending P.L. 1980, c.169.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.L. 1980, c. 169 (C.2C:40-3) is amended to read as follows:
1. Hazing. a. A person is guilty of hazing, a [disorderly persons offense] crime of the fourth degree, if, in connection with initiation of applicants to or members of a student or fraternal organization, he knowingly or recklessly organizes, promotes, facilitates or engages in any conduct, including, but not limited to causing, coercing or forcing the consumption of alcohol or drugs, other than competitive athletic events, which places or may place another person in danger of bodily injury.
b. A person is guilty of aggravated hazing, a crime of the [fourth] third degree, if he commits an act prohibited in subsection a. which results in serious bodily injury to another person.
(cf: P.L.1980, c.169, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.