{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-2803","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 2803","heading":"Aggravated hazing.","body":"(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of aggravated hazing if the person commits a violation of section 2802 (relating to hazing) that results in serious bodily injury or death to the minor or student and:\n(1) the person acts with reckless indifference to the health and safety of the minor or student; or\n(2) the person causes, coerces or forces the consumption of an alcoholic liquid or drug by the minor or student.\n(b) Grading.--Aggravated hazing shall be a felony of the third degree.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE B OFFENSES INVOLVING DANGER TO THE PERSON","CHAPTER 28 ANTIHAZING"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=28\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"34b52bd5ebc3390becc198d5d1957080ca6246ec10870b8894fe1b3bfa8f8c79","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-2802","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-2804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}