California § 422.55. 422.55. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 6.)

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§ 422.55. — 422.55. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 6.)

California § 422.55.

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Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Definitions

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 422.55. (2026).

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For purposes of this title, and for purposes of all other state law unless an explicit provision of law or the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following shall apply:

(a)“Hate crime” means a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim:

(1)Disability.

(2)Gender.

(3)Nationality.

(4)Race or ethnicity.

(5)Religion.

(6)Sexual orientation.

(7)Association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

(b)“Hate crime” includes, but is not limited to, a violation of Section 422.6.

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For purposes of this title, and for purposes of all other state law unless an explicit provision of law or the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following shall apply:
(a)
“Hate crime” means a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim:
(1)
Disability.
(2)
Gender.
(3)
Nationality.
(4)
Race or ethnicity.
(5)
Religion.
(6)
Sexual orientation.
(7)
Association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
(b)
“Hate crime” includes, but is not limited to, a violation of Section 422.6.