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IN SB0438
Bill
Status
1/12/2017
Primary Sponsor
Susan Glick
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AI Summary
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Defines "bias motivated crime" as an offense where the perpetrator knowingly or intentionally selected a victim or damaged property because of the victim's perceived or actual race, religion, color, disability, national origin, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or association with a recognizable group.
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Makes committing a crime with intent to harm or intimidate an individual based on the individual's perceived or actual protected characteristics an aggravating circumstance that courts may consider when imposing sentences.
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Requires law enforcement agencies to collect information on bias motivated crimes and submit reports at least twice yearly to the Indiana central repository for criminal history information and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation using the national incident based reporting system.
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Mandates the Indiana central repository submit annual compiled reports to all law enforcement agencies and the legislative council, with victim and offender names redacted for privacy protection.
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Takes effect July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Bias motivated 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. Requires law enforcement agencies to report bias motivated crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Last Action
Senator Ruckelshaus added as second author
1/30/2017