Collin's Law: The Ohio Anti-Hazing Act

• Defines hazing as any act or coercion related to initiation or membership in organizations that causes or creates substantial risk of mental or physical harm, including coerced consumption of alcohol or drugs.

• Establishes criminal penalties: participation in hazing is a fourth-degree misdemeanor; permitting hazing by organization officials is a fourth-degree misdemeanor; hazing involving coerced drug/alcohol consumption resulting in serious physical harm is a third-degree felony.

• Requires administrators, employees, faculty, and volunteers to immediately report knowledge of hazing to law enforcement (violation is fourth-degree misdemeanor, first-degree if serious physical harm results).

• Mandates all institutions of higher education develop anti-hazing policies with enforcement methods and penalties including fines, diploma/transcript withholding, organization revocation, and disciplinary action.

• Requires institutions to maintain and publicly post hazing violation reports, provide mandatory hazing education to students during orientation, and conduct mandatory hazing training for staff and organization volunteers.