Text of AK SB 11 (2011)

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SB0011A -1- SB 11 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 27-LS0087\A SENATE BILL NO. 11 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY SENATORS DAVIS, French Introduced: 1/19/11 Referred: Judiciary, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the commission of a crime when the defendant directed the conduct 1 constituting the crime at the victim based on the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical 2 or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin." 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4 * Section 1. AS 11.76 is amended by adding a new section to read: 5 Sec. 11.76.150. Motivation by prejudice, bias, or hatred. (a) A person 6 commits the crime of motivation by prejudice, bias, or hatred if the person commits a 7 crime in this title and the person knowingly directed the conduct constituting the crime 8 at the victim of the crime because of the victim's race, sex, color, creed, physical or 9 mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin. 10 (b) In this section, "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related 11 characteristics. 12 (c) Motivation by prejudice, bias, or hatred is a 13 (1) class A misdemeanor if the crime committed is a class B 14 27-LS0087\A SB 11 -2- SB0011A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] misdemeanor; 1 (2) class C felony if the crime committed is a class A misdemeanor; 2 (3) class B felony if the crime committed is a class C felony; 3 (4) class A felony if the crime committed is a class B felony; 4 (5) unclassified felony and the defendant shall be sentenced to a 5 definite term of imprisonment of at least five years but not more than 99 years if the 6 crime committed is a class A felony. 7 * Sec. 2. AS 12.55.155(c)(22) is amended to read: 8 (22) the defendant knowingly directed the conduct constituting the 9 offense at a victim because of that person's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental 10 disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, or national origin; in this 11 paragraph, "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related 12 characteristics; 13