Bill Text: PA SB395 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for the offense of ethnic intimidation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-20 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB395 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB395-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 398
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 395 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY FERLO, WASHINGTON, WILLIAMS, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, O'PAKE, STOUT AND BROWNE, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
ethnic intimidation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2710(a) and (c) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, amended by the act of
December 3, 2002 (P.L.1176, No.143), declared unconstitutional,
936 A.2d 188 (Pa. Commonwealth 2007), affirmed, No.112 MAP 2007
(Pa. 2008), are amended to read:
§ 2710. Ethnic intimidation.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of ethnic
intimidation if, with malicious intention toward the actual or
perceived race, color, religion [or], national origin, ancestry,
mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender or
gender identity of another individual or group of individuals,
he commits an offense under any other provision of this article
or under Chapter 33 (relating to arson, criminal mischief and
other property destruction) exclusive of section 3307 (relating
to institutional vandalism) or under section 3503 (relating to
criminal trespass) with respect to such individual or his or her
property or with respect to one or more members of such group or
to their property.
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(c) Definition.--As used in this section "malicious
intention" means the intention to commit any act, the commission
of which is a necessary element of any offense referred to in
subsection (a) motivated by hatred toward the actual or
perceived race, color, religion [or], national origin, ancestry,
mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender or
gender identity of another individual or group of individuals.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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