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2016 California Code
Penal Code - PEN
PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS
TITLE 6 - CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CHAPTER 8 - Information on Racial, Ethnic and Religious Crimes
Section 13872.

CA Penal Code § 13872 (2016) What's This?

13872. The crimes that shall be the focus of this chapter shall include a wide variety of incidents, which reflect obvious racial, ethnic, or religious motivations, ranging from vandalizing a place of worship to assaults between members of gangs, including, but not limited to, incidents that occur on school grounds and between gang members and any other incidents that law enforcement officers on a case-by-case basis identify as having a racial, ethnic or religious motivation. They shall not include incidents of discrimination in employment.

(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1482, Sec. 1.)

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