HB 1209

Bill Subjects

Crimes And Offenses, Criminal Courts And Court Procedures Crimes And Offenses, Offenses Against Persons Crimes And Offenses, Offenses Against Property

Abstract

Provides that a bias motivated crime is a crime in which the person who commits the crime knowingly or intentionally selects: (1) the individual against whom the crime was committed; or (2) any property damaged or otherwise affected by the crime; in whole or in part because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or disability of the individual or a group of individuals, whether or not the person's belief or perception was correct. Amends the law that requires law enforcement agencies to collect and report information concerning bias motivated crimes.