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IN SB0599
Bill
Status
1/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Michael Young
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AI Summary
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Creates sentence enhancements for bias motivated crimes committed against victims due to their real or perceived immutable characteristics or religious beliefs, when the offender intends to cause bodily injury or terrorize, frighten, intimidate, or threaten the victim
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Defines "immutable characteristic" as an innate, unchangeable attribute of a person
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Establishes tiered additional prison terms: up to 1 year for misdemeanors; up to 1 year for felonies without bodily injury or property damage over $750; up to 2 years for felonies with bodily injury or property damage between $750-$50,000; up to 4 years for felonies with property damage of $50,000 or more; up to 10 years for felonies resulting in serious bodily injury
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Requires the state to prove the bias motivation beyond a reasonable doubt in a separate enhancement hearing, with the original jury reconvening for jury trials or the judge hearing evidence for bench trials and guilty pleas
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Bias motivated crimes. Enhances the sentence for a crime committed: (1) due to a real or perceived immutable characteristic or religious belief of the victim; and (2) with intent to cause bodily injury, or to cause the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
1/15/2019