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PRINTER'S NO. 2022
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1528
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CORBIN, MILLARD, BAKER, BOBACK, DRISCOLL, WARD,
BARRAR, DAVIS, PICKETT, NEILSON, CHARLTON, SCHLOSSBERG,
COMITTA, ROE, KIM, FITZGERALD, FREEMAN, C. QUINN, MARSICO,
KINSEY, A. HARRIS AND ROEBUCK, JUNE 14, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 14, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
offense of ethnic intimidation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2710(a) and (c) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
ยง 2710. Ethnic intimidation.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of ethnic
intimidation if, with malicious intention toward the race,
color, religion [or], national origin or mental or physical
disability of another individual or group of individuals, he
commits an offense under any other provision of this article or
under Chapter 33 (relating to arson, criminal mischief and other
property destruction) exclusive of section 3307 (relating to
institutional vandalism) or under section 3503 (relating to
criminal trespass) with respect to such individual or his or her
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property or with respect to one or more members of such group or
to their property.
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(c) Definition.--As used in this section "malicious
intention" means the intention to commit any act, the commission
of which is a necessary element of any offense referred to in
subsection (a) motivated by hatred toward the race, color,
religion [or], national origin or mental or physical disability
of another individual or group of individuals.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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