(1) Hazing includes any act committed as part of a person's recruitment, initiation, pledging, admission into, or affiliation with a registered student organization, athletic team, or living group, or any pastime or amusement engaged in with respect to such an organization, athletic team, or living group that causes, or is likely to cause, bodily danger or physical harm, or psychological or emotional harm, regardless of the person's willingness to participate.
(2) Hazing activities may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Use of alcohol during activities targeted towards new members;
(b) Striking another person whether by use of any object or one's body;
(c) Creation of excessive fatigue;
(d) Physical and/or psychological shock;
(e) Morally degrading or humiliating games or activities;
(f) Causing, directing, coercing, or forcing a person to consume any food, liquid, alcohol, drug, or other substance regardless of the person's willingness to participate;
(g) Unreasonable or unnatural physical activity.
(3) Hazing does not include practice, training, conditioning and eligibility requirements for customary athletic events such as intramural or club sports and NCAA athletics, or other similar contests or competitions.
(4) Hazing is prohibited both on and off campus.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.30.150. WSR 24-23-093, s 504-26-206, filed 11/19/24, effective 12/20/24; WSR 22-23-142, § 504-26-206, filed 11/21/22, effective 1/1/23; WSR 21-07-057, § 504-26-206, filed 3/15/21, effective 4/15/21; WSR 18-23-083, § 504-26-206, filed 11/19/18, effective 12/20/18; WSR 06-23-159, § 504-26-206, filed 11/22/06, effective 12/23/06.]