Text of AZ HB 2358 (2007)

sentencing; misdemeanors involving hate

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REFERENCE TITLE: sentencing; misdemeanors involving hate State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session 2007 HB 2358 Introduced by Representatives Lopez, Bradley, Lujan, Saradnik, Schapira, Sinema: Ableser, Cajero Bedford, Campbell CL, DeSimone, Farley, Garcia M, Miranda, Pancrazi AN ACT amending title 13, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13‑714; relating to sentencing. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 13, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-714, to read: START_STATUTE13-714. Misdemeanors involving hate; sentencing If a person is convicted of a misdemeanor offense and the court finds that the defendant committed the offense out of malice toward a victim because of the victim's identity in a group listed in section 41-1750, subsection A, paragraph 3 or because of the defendant's perception of the victim's identity in a group listed in section 41-1750, subsection A, paragraph 3, the court shall affirmatively state its findings on the record and may increase the sentence. END_STATUTE