Bill Text: CA SB1220 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Peace and custodial officers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2020-09-30 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB1220 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB1220-Introduced.html


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1220


Introduced by Senator Umberg

February 20, 2020


An act to amend Section 245.6 of the Penal Code, relating to hazing.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1220, as introduced, Umberg. Hazing.
Existing law makes it unlawful to engage in hazing, which is defined as a method of initiation or preinitiation into a student organization or student body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, that is likely to cause serious bodily injury to a former, current, or prospective student of a school, community college, college, university, or other educational institution in this state.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 245.6 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

245.6.
 (a) It shall be unlawful to engage in hazing, as defined in this section.
(b) “Hazing” means any a method of initiation or preinitiation into a student organization or student body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, which that is likely to cause serious bodily injury to any a former, current, or prospective student of any a school, community college, college, university, or other educational institution in this state. The term “hazing” does not include customary athletic events or school-sanctioned events.
(c) A violation of this section that does not result in serious bodily injury is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both.
(d) Any A person who personally engages in hazing that results in death or serious bodily injury as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
(e) The person against whom the hazing is directed may commence a civil action for injury or damages. The action may be brought against any participants participant in the hazing, or any an organization to which the student is seeking membership whose agents, directors, trustees, managers, or officers authorized, requested, commanded, participated in, or ratified the hazing.
(f) Prosecution under this section shall not prohibit prosecution under any other provision of law.

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