California Statutes

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

California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 11.6.·Part 1. TITLE 11.6. CIVIL RIGHTS·Ch. 1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions

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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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.

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