                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HAZING OF YOUTH GANG MEMBERS UNLAWFUL; CRIMINAL LIABILITY (§ 18.2-55.1)

It shall be unlawful to cause bodily injury by hazing (i) any member of a
criminal street gang as defined in § 18.2-46.1, or (ii) a person seeking to
become a member of a youth gang or criminal street gang. Any person found guilty
of hazing is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
		For the purposes of this section, &#8220;hazing&#8221; means to recklessly or
intentionally endanger the health or safety of a person or to inflict bodily
injury on a person in connection with or for the purpose of initiation,
admission into or affiliation with or as a condition for continued membership in
a youth gang or criminal street gang regardless of whether the person so
endangered or injured participated voluntarily in the relevant activity.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 850; 2005, c. 843.