| SB 0160 | Makes arson motivated by hate crimes a class A felony |
| Sponsor: | Bland | |||
| LR Number: | 0279S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0279-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 04/07/03 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary & Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
| Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2003 | |||
SB 160 - The act provides that first degree and second degree arson, which typically are Class B and Class C felonies, respectively, shall be a Class A felonies if the arson occurs to a church or other place of worship and was motivated because of the race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability of the victims.
This act is identical to SB 1278 (2002).
SARAH MORROW