[Ord. No. 452-C §§1—3, 11-17-1997]
A. Definition. As used in this Section, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, the following term means:
HAZING
A willful act, occurring on or off the campus of an educational
institution, directed against a student or a prospective member of
an organization operating under the sanction of an educational institution,
that recklessly endangers the mental or physical health or safety
of a student or prospective member for the purpose of initiation or
admission into or continued membership in any such organization to
the extent that such person is knowingly placed at probable risk of
loss of life or probable bodily or psychological harm. Acts of hazing
shall include:
1.
Any activity which recklessly endangers the physical health
or safety of the student or prospective member including, but not
limited to, physical brutality, whipping, beating, branding, exposure
to the elements, forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug or other
substance, or forced smoking or chewing of tobacco products; or
2.
Any activity which recklessly endangers the mental health of
the student or prospective member including, but not limited to, sleep
deprivation, physical confinement, or other extreme stress-inducing
activity; or
3.
Any activity which requires the student or prospective member
to perform a duty or task which involves a violation of the criminal
laws of the State of Missouri or the ordinances of this City.
B. The Offense Of Hazing. A person commits the offense of hazing if he/she knowingly participates in or causes hazing as it is defined in Subsection
(A) of this Section.
C. Consent Not A Defense. Consent is not a defense to hazing.
A person commits the offense of false imprisonment if he/she
knowingly restrains another unlawfully and without consent so as to
interfere substantially with his/her liberty.