New Jersey State Law Under NJ Law, a person will be guilty of hazing if their conduct is in connection with initiation of applicants to or members of a student or fraternal Organization and the person knowingly or recklessly: i. Causes, coerces, or otherwise induces another person to commit an act that violates federal or state criminal law; ii. Causes, coerces, or otherwise induces another person to consume any food, liquid, alcoholic liquid, drug, or other substance which subjects the person to a risk of emotional or physical harm or is otherwise deleterious to the person’s health; iii. Subjects another person to abuse, mistreatment, harassment, or degradation (a) of a physical nature including, without limitation, whipping, beating, branding, excessive calisthenics, or exposure to the elements, or (b) of a mental or emotional nature including, without limitation, activities adversely affecting the mental or emotional health or dignity of the individual, sleep deprivation, exclusion from social contact or conduct that could result in extreme embarrassment, or (c) of a sexual nature; or iv. Subjects another person to any other activity that creates a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury to the person. 1. Under NJ law, a person will be guilty of hazing if their conduct is in connection with the initiation of applicants to or members of a student or fraternal Organization and the person knowingly or recklessly: A. Causes, coerces or otherwise induces another person to commit an act that violates federal or state criminal law; B. Causes, coerces or otherwise induces another person to consume any food, liquid, alcoholic liquid, drug or other substance which subjects the person to a risk of emotional or physical harm or is otherwise deleterious to the person’s health; C. Subjects another person to abuse, mistreatment, harassment, or degradation i. of a physical nature including, without limitation, whipping, beating, branding, excessive calisthenics, or exposure to the elements or of a mental or ii. emotional nature including, without limitation, activities adversely affecting the mental or emotional health or dignity of the individual, sleep deprivation, exclusion from social contact or conduct that could result in extreme embarrassment or of a sexual nature, or D. Subjects another person to any other activity that creates a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury to the person. 28 — 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
