| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1443 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESMITH(155). |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3725H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection578.365,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 8 | 8 | | offenseofhazing,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section578.365,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection578.365,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 578.365.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofhazingifheorsheknowingly |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2participatesinorcausesawillfulact,occurringonoroffthecampusofapublicorprivate |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3collegeoruniversity,directedagainstastudentoraprospectivememberofanorganization |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4operatingunderthesanctionofapublicorprivatecollegeoruniversity,thatrecklessly |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5endangersthementalorphysicalhealthorsafetyofastudentorprospectivememberforthe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6purposeofinitiationoradmissionintoorcontinuedmembershipinanysuchorganizationto |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7theextentthatsuchpersonisknowinglyplacedatprobableriskofthelossoflifeorprobable |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8bodilyorpsychologicalharm.Actsofhazinginclude: |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 (1)Anyactivitywhichrecklesslyendangersthephysicalhealthorsafetyofthe |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10studentorprospectivemember,includingbutnotlimitedtophysicalbrutality,whipping, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11beating,branding,exposuretotheelements,forcedconsumptionofanyfood,liquor,drugor |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12othersubstance,orforcedsmokingorchewingoftobaccoproducts; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (2)Anyactivitywhichrecklesslyendangersthementalhealthofthestudentor |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14prospectivemember,includingbutnotlimitedtosleepdeprivation,physicalconfinement,or |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15otherextremestress-inducingactivity;or |
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| 27 | 27 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 28 | 28 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (3)Anyactivitythatrequiresthestudentorprospectivemembertoperformadutyor |
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| 29 | 29 | | 17taskwhichinvolvesaviolationofthecriminallawsofthisstateoranypoliticalsubdivisionin |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18thisstate. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 2.Publicorprivatecollegesoruniversitiesinthisstateshalladoptawrittenpolicy |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20prohibitinghazingbyanyorganizationoperatingunderthesanctionoftheinstitution. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 3.Nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedascreatinganewprivatecauseofaction |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22againstanyeducationalinstitution. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 4.Consentisnotadefensetohazing.Section565.010doesnotapplytohazingcases |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24ortohomicidecasesarisingoutofhazingactivity. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 5.TheoffenseofhazingisaclassAmisdemeanor,unlesstheactcreatesasubstantial |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26risktothelifeofthestudentorprospectivemember,inwhichcaseitisaclassDfelony. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 6.Apersonshallnotbeguiltyoftheoffenseofhazingifthepersonestablishesall |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28ofthefollowing: |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (1)Thatheorshewaspresentataneventwhere,asaresultofhazing,aperson |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30appearedtobeinneedofimmediatemedicalassistance; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (2)Thatheorshewasthefirstpersontocall911orcampussecuritytoreport |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32theneedforimmediatemedicalassistance; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (3)Thatheorsheprovidedhisorherownname,theaddresswhereimmediate |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34medicalassistancewasneeded,andadescriptionofthemedicalissuetothe911operator |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35orcampussecurityatthetimeofthecall;and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (4)Thatheorsheremainedatthescenewiththepersoninneedofimmediate |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37medicalassistanceuntilmedicalassistance,lawenforcement,orcampussecurity |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38arrivedandthatheorshecooperatedwithsuchpersonnelonthescene. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 7.Notwithstandingsubsection6ofthissection,apersonshallbeimmunefrom |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40prosecutionunderthissectionifthepersonestablishesthatthepersonrenderedaidto |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41thehazingvictimbeforemedicalassistance,lawenforcement,orcampussecurity |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42arrivedonthesceneofthehazingevent.Forpurposesofthissubsection,"aid" |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43includes,butisnotlimitedto,renderingcardiopulmonaryresuscitationtothevictim, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44clearinganairwayforthevictimtobreathe,usingadefibrillatortoassistthevictim,or |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45renderinganyotherassistancetothevictimthatthepersonintendedingoodfaithto |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46stabilizeorimprovethevictim'sconditionwhilewaitingformedicalassistance,law |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47enforcement,orcampussecuritytoarrive. |
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| 60 | 60 | | âś” |
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| 61 | 61 | | HB1443 2 |
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