Bill Summary

by Osgood

Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include acts of prejudice based on the gender of a victim; specifying that the reclassification occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on the actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, or advanced age of the victim; providing for the reclassification of a crime if it was based in whole or in part on the actual or perceived mental or physical disability of the victim, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024

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