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§ 13872. — 13872. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1482, Sec. 1.)

California § 13872.
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Ch. 8.CHAPTER 8. Information on Racial, Ethnic and Religious Crimes

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The crimes that shall be the focus of this chapter shall include a wide variety of incidents, which reflect obvious racial, ethnic, or religious motivations, ranging from vandalizing a place of worship to assaults between members of gangs, including, but not limited to, incidents that occur on school grounds and between gang members and any other incidents that law enforcement officers on a case-by-case basis identify as having a racial, ethnic or religious motivation. They shall not include incidents of discrimination in employment.

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Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1482, Sec. 1.
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