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IN HB1286
Bill
Status
1/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Porter
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AI Summary
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Defines "bias motivated crime" as one where the offender knowingly or intentionally selects a victim or property based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or disability, regardless of whether the offender's belief was correct.
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Requires law enforcement officers to receive mandatory training in identifying, responding to, and reporting bias motivated crimes, with standards to be adopted by the board after December 31, 2016.
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Mandates law enforcement agencies collect and report bias motivated crime information at least twice yearly to the Indiana central repository and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with federal guidelines.
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Makes bias motivated crime status an aggravating circumstance that judges may consider when imposing sentences for crimes committed with bias motivation.
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Effective July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Bias motivated crimes. Provides that a bias motivated crime is a crime in which the person who commits the crime knowingly or intentionally selects: (1) an individual against whom the crime was committed; or (2) any property damaged or otherwise affected by the crime; in whole or in part because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or disability of the individual or a group of individuals, whether or not the person's belief or perception was correct. Requires law enforcement officers to receive training in identifying, responding to, and
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/12/2016