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Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152 (2026)

Personal Hazing Offense

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Sec. 37.152. PERSONAL HAZING OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) engages in hazing;

(2) solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid another in engaging in hazing;

(3) recklessly permits hazing to occur; or

(4) has firsthand knowledge of the planning of a specific hazing incident involving a student in an educational institution, or has firsthand knowledge that a specific hazing incident has occurred, and knowingly fails to report that knowledge to the dean of students or other appropriate official of the institution, a peace officer, or a law enforcement agency.

(b) The offense of failing to report is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Any other offense under this section that does not cause serious bodily injury to another is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) Any other offense under this section that causes serious bodily injury to another is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) Any other offense under this section that causes the death of another is a state jail felony.

(f) Except if an offense causes the death of a student, in sentencing a person convicted of an offense under this section, the court may require the person to perform community service, subject to the same conditions imposed on a person placed on community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, for an appropriate period of time in lieu of confinement in county jail or in lieu of a part of the time the person is sentenced to confinement in county jail.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.30, eff. January 1, 2017.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1036 (S.B. 37), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: Ex Parte Smith, 185 S.W.3d 887 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
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Ex Parte Smith, 185 S.W.3d 887 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Educ.Code, § 37.152(a)(1), (d) (person commits Class A misdemeanor offense of hazing if he engages in hazing that causes serious bodily injury to another).”
State v. Zascavage, 216 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152(a)(3) (Vernon 2006).”
Waddill v. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Lambda Tau Chapter Texas Tech Univ., 114 S.W.3d 136 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152 (West 1996).”
Ex Parte Smith, 152 S.W.3d 170 (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152 (Vernon 1996).”
State v. Boyd, 38 S.W.3d 155 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to determine if Tex. Educ.Code Ann. Section 37.152(a)(4) (Vernon 1996), relating to the failure to report a specific hazing incident, is unconstitutional as applied, for violating the Fifth Amendment privilege against…”
State v. Boyd, 2 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152(a)(4) (Vernon 1996).”
in the Matter of M.S., a Juv. (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “In Zascavage, the court examined the constitutionality of the former hazing statute set forth in Texas Education Code section 37.152 that made it an offense to fail to report hazing.”
Smith, Jr., Ex Parte Cornelius S. (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Educ. Code, § 37.152(a)(1), (d) (person commits Class A misdemeanor offense of hazing if he engages in hazing that causes serious bodily injury to another).”
Warren K. Paxton, in His Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of Texas Shawn Dick, in His Off. Capacity as Williamson Cnty. Dist. Attorney v. Isabel Longoria Cathy Morgan (Tex. 2022). “, TEX. EDUC. CODE § 37.152(a) (“A person commits an offense if the person .”
Gregg Cooper Waddill, IV v. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Lambda Tau Chapter Texas Tech Univ. (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 37.152 (West 1996).”
Gregg Cooper Waddill, IV v. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Lambda Tau Chapter Texas Tech Univ. (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 37.152 (West 1996).”
Demetrio Lizandro Selman v. State (Tex. App. 2008). “2(a)(2), (d). The certification is signed by the trial court, Appellant, and his counsel.”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152(a) — 1 case
Warren K. Paxton, in His Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of Texas Shawn Dick, in His Off. Capacity as Williamson Cnty. Dist. Attorney v. Isabel Longoria Cathy Morgan (Tex. 2022). “, TEX. EDUC. CODE § 37.152(a) (“A person commits an offense if the person .”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152(a)(1) — 2 cases
Ex Parte Smith, 185 S.W.3d 887 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “See Tex. Educ.Code, § 37.152(a)(1), (d) (person commits Class A misdemeanor offense of hazing if he engages in hazing that causes serious bodily injury to another).”
Smith, Jr., Ex Parte Cornelius S. (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “See Tex. Educ. Code, § 37.152(a)(1), (d) (person commits Class A misdemeanor offense of hazing if he engages in hazing that causes serious bodily injury to another).”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152(a)(3) — 1 case
State v. Zascavage, 216 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App. 2007). “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152(a)(3) (Vernon 2006).”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152(a)(4) — 2 cases
State v. Boyd, 38 S.W.3d 155 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). “We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to determine if Tex. Educ.Code Ann. Section 37.152(a)(4) (Vernon 1996), relating to the failure to report a specific hazing incident, is unconstitutional as applied, for violating the Fifth Amendment privilege against…”
State v. Boyd, 2 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 1999). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152(a)(4) (Vernon 1996).”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152(c) — 1 case
State v. Boyd, 2 S.W.3d 752 (Tex. App. 1999). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 37.152(a)(4) (Vernon 1996).”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 37.152(e) — 2 cases
Ex Parte Smith, 185 S.W.3d 887 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “See Tex. Educ.Code, § 37.152(a)(1), (d) (person commits Class A misdemeanor offense of hazing if he engages in hazing that causes serious bodily injury to another).”
Smith, Jr., Ex Parte Cornelius S. (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). “See Tex. Educ. Code, § 37.152(a)(1), (d) (person commits Class A misdemeanor offense of hazing if he engages in hazing that causes serious bodily injury to another).”
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