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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 693<\/a> and 694<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapter 405<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86902,"section_number":"18.2-56","catch_line":"Hazing unlawful; civil and criminal liability; duty of school, etc., officials; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-56\/"},{"id":77797,"section_number":"22.1-276.01","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-276.01\/"},{"id":59984,"section_number":"23.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84569,"identifier":"23.1-819","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/4\/23.1-819","url":"\/23.1-819\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-819\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/4\/23.1-819","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-819","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Bullying<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 22.1-276.01<\/a>.\n\t\t“Hazing<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 18.2-56<\/a>.\n\t\t“Institution” or “institution of higher education<\/span>” means any nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span><\/span> and any public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> as defined in \u00a7 23.1-100<\/a>.\n\t\t“Local organization<\/span>” means a group that is not chartered or recognized by an institution or a national organization but is composed of members who are students at such institution and the institution is aware of the local organization<\/span>’s existence or becomes aware of its existence after a hazing<\/span> incident is reported to the institution.\n\t\t“New member” means an individual who has been offered an invitation for membership in a student organization with new members<\/span> but has not yet been initiated and is not recognized as a full member of the organization.\n\t\t“New member event<\/span>” means an official event or gathering hosted by a student organization with new members<\/span> prior to new members of such organization being initiated into the organization to which all new members and members of the student organization hosting the event are invited or are instructed to attend.\n\t\t“Potential new member<\/span>” means an individual who has expressed interest in joining a student organization with new members<\/span> by signing up to go through a recruitment process for such organization or organizations.\n\t\t“Student organization recognized by an institution of higher education<\/span><\/span>” means any group or organization on campus, including varsity intercollegiate and club athletic teams, recognized by an institution of higher education<\/span>.\n\t\t“Student organization with new members<\/span>” means a student organization officially recognized by an institution of higher education<\/span> structured in such a way that upon invitation for membership, individuals do not automatically become members of such organization and have a period of time between invitation for membership and being initiated into membership. “Student organization with new members<\/span>” does not include any varsity intercollegiate or club athletic team.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 23.1-819)\n\nFor the purposes of this article, unless the context requires a different\nmeaning:\n\t\t“Bullying” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7\n22.1-276.01.\n\t\t“Hazing” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 18.2-56.\n\t\t“Institution” or “institution of higher education”\nmeans any nonprofit private institution of higher education and any public\ninstitution of higher education as defined in \u00a7 23.1-100.\n\t\t“Local organization” means a group that is not chartered or\nrecognized by an institution or a national organization but is composed of\nmembers who are students at such institution and the institution is aware of the\nlocal organization’s existence or becomes aware of its existence after a\nhazing incident is reported to the institution.\n\t\t“New member” means an individual who has been offered an\ninvitation for membership in a student organization with new members but has not\nyet been initiated and is not recognized as a full member of the organization.\n\t\t“New member event” means an official event or gathering hosted by\na student organization with new members prior to new members of such\norganization being initiated into the organization to which all new members and\nmembers of the student organization hosting the event are invited or are\ninstructed to attend.\n\t\t“Potential new member” means an individual who has expressed\ninterest in joining a student organization with new members by signing up to go\nthrough a recruitment process for such organization or organizations.\n\t\t“Student organization recognized by an institution of higher\neducation” means any group or organization on campus, including varsity\nintercollegiate and club athletic teams, recognized by an institution of higher\neducation.\n\t\t“Student organization with new members” means a student\norganization officially recognized by an institution of higher education\nstructured in such a way that upon invitation for membership, individuals do not\nautomatically become members of such organization and have a period of time\nbetween invitation for membership and being initiated into membership.\n“Student organization with new members” does not include any varsity\nintercollegiate or club athletic team.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, cc. 693, 694; 2024, c. 405.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}