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1997 SESSION

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SB 679 Hate crimes and offenses.

Introduced by: Henry L. Marsh III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Hate crimes and offenses. Clarifies the Code sections punishing hate crimes and hate-motivated civil offenses to include the proviso that the offense exists notwithstanding the offender's mistaken belief about the race, ethnicity or religion of the victim. The bill also adds a minimum, mandatory sentence of 12 months for the offense of desecrating a place of worship if the offense is motivated by race, religion or ethnicity of the congregation. The bill also removes site restrictions on the crimes of cross-burning and swastika-placing, making it clear that such acts may not be committed on any public or private property.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/97 974171699  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/97 974171699
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/08/97  Senate: Not printed,awaiting information from Dept. of Corrections
• 02/04/97  Senate: Left in Courts of Justice