Excerpts from the Code are reprinted here. An organization commits an offense if the organization condones or encourages hazing or if an officer or any combination of members, pledges, or alumni of the organization commits or assits in the commission of hazing. It is NOT a defense to prosecution of an offense that the person against whom the hazing was directed consented to or acquiesced in the hazing activity. In the prosecution of an offense, the court may grant immunity from prosecution for the offense to each person who is subpoenaed to testify for the prosecution and who does testify for the prosecution. Any person reporting a specific hazing incident involving a student in an educational institution to the dean of students or other appropriate official of the institution is immune from liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the report.
Immunity extends to participation in any judicial proceeding resullting from the report.
A person reporting in bad faith with malice is not protected by this section. Any offense may be punishable by fines, confinement in county jail or both, depending upon the severity of the offense.