Civil Rights — California Penal Code — Definitions — "Hate crime" defined

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

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.
Ca. Pen. Code § 422.55
Added by Stats 2004 ch 700 (SB 1234), s 6, eff. 1/1/2005.