CSSB 202(JUD): "An Act relating to the commission of a crime when the defendant directed the conduct constituting the crime at the victim based on the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 202(JUD) 01 "An Act relating to the commission of a crime when the defendant directed the conduct 02 constituting the crime at the victim based on the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical 03 or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 11.76 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 11.76.150. Motivation by prejudice, bias, or hatred. (a) A person 07 commits the crime of motivation by prejudice, bias, or hatred if the person commits a 08 crime in this title and the person knowingly directed the conduct constituting the crime 09 at the victim of the crime because of the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical or 10 mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin. 11 (b) In this section, "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related 12 characteristics. 13 (c) Motivation by prejudice, bias, or hatred is a 14 (1) class A misdemeanor if the crime committed is a class B
01 misdemeanor; 02 (2) class C felony if the crime committed is a class A misdemeanor; 03 (3) class B felony if the crime committed is a class C felony; 04 (4) class A felony if the crime committed is a class B felony; 05 (5) unclassified felony and the defendant shall be sentenced to a 06 definite term of imprisonment of at least five years but not more than 99 years if the 07 crime committed is a class A felony. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 12.55.155(c)(22) is amended to read: 09 (22) the defendant knowingly directed the conduct constituting the 10 offense at a victim because of that person's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental 11 disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin; in this 12 paragraph, "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related 13 characteristics;