Text of AZ SB 1367 (2008)

sentencing; aggravating circumstances; misdemeanors

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REFERENCE TITLE: sentencing; aggravating circumstances; misdemeanors State of Arizona Senate Forty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session 2008 SB 1367 Introduced by Senators O'Halleran, Miranda, Pesquiera: Aboud, Aguirre, Arzberger, Hale, McCune Davis, Rios, Soltero; Representatives Campbell CL, Sinema 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