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IN SB0220
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends IC 35-38-1-7.1 to add bias crimes as an aggravating circumstance for criminal sentencing purposes.
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Makes it an aggravating circumstance when a person commits an offense with intent to harm or intimidate an individual based on the individual's perceived or actual race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, disability, national origin, ancestry, or sexual orientation.
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Courts may consider this aggravating circumstance when determining sentences, potentially resulting in enhanced penalties for bias-motivated crimes.
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Effective July 1, 2016.
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Senate Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law voted 9-0 to approve the bill on January 28, 2016.
Legislative Description
Bias crimes. Makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that the crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual.
Last Action
Representative Klinker added as cosponsor
2/9/2016