Arkansas § 6-5-202 Prohibitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-5-202 — Prohibitions

Arkansas § 6-5-202

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-5-202 (2026).

Text

(a)A student, alumnus, or volunteer or employee of a fraternal organization of a school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas shall not knowingly engage in hazing or encourage, aid, or assist any other student, alumnus, or volunteer or employee of a fraternal organization in hazing.

(b)(1) A person shall not knowingly permit, encourage, aid, or assist another person in committing the offense of hazing, or knowingly acquiesce in the commission of the offense of hazing, or fail to report promptly his or her knowledge or any reasonable information within his or her knowledge of the presence and practice of hazing in this state to an appropriate administrative official of the school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas.

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(a) A student, alumnus, or volunteer or employee of a fraternal organization of a school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas shall not knowingly engage in hazing or encourage, aid, or assist any other student, alumnus, or volunteer or employee of a fraternal organization in hazing. (b) (1) A person shall not knowingly permit, encourage, aid, or assist another person in committing the offense of hazing, or knowingly acquiesce in the commission of the offense of hazing, or fail to report promptly his or her knowledge or any reasonable information within his or her knowledge of the presence and practice of hazing in this state to an appropriate administrative official of the school, college, university, or other educational institution in Arkansas. (2) An act of omission or commission is hazing under this subsection. (c) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (d) In addition to any penalty provided by this section, a student convicted of hazing shall be expelled from the school, college, university, or other educational institution that he or she is attending.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1264,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1187,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1983, No. 75, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-5501, 80-5503; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 1.