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Code · Virginia · Title 18.2 · Chapter 4

Code of Virginia § 18.2-55.1. Hazing of youth gang members unlawful; criminal liability.

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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, "hazing" 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.
2004, c. 850 ; 2005, c. 843 .
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