California Penal Code

§ 422.55

PEN § 422.55 Effective Jan 1, 2005Title 11.6 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

For purposes of this title, and for purposes of all other state law unless an explicit provision of law or the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following shall apply:

(a)“Hate crime” means a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim:

(1)Disability.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.