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IN HB1337
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mike Speedy
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AI Summary
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Creates new criminal offense of "religious motivated crime" for knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury to another person based on their actual or perceived religion or creed, classified as a Level 4 felony
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Elevates the offense to a Level 3 felony if committed with a deadly weapon or causes moderate bodily injury; Level 2 felony if committed by shooting into an inhabited dwelling/religious gathering place or causes serious bodily injury
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Establishes "religious motivated property crime" as a Level 5 felony for damaging property based on the owner's religion or creed, elevated to Level 4 felony if property value is at least $750
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Adds victim selection based on actual or perceived religion or creed as an aggravating circumstance allowing the state to seek the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole for murder
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Religious motivated crimes. Provides that a person commits the offense of a religious motivated crime if the person knowingly or intentionally: (1) causes bodily injury to another person; or (2) damages the property of another person; because of the other person's actual or perceived religion or creed. Provides that the state may seek either a death sentence or a sentence of life imprisonment without parole if the murder was a result of a religious motivated crime.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/14/2019