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PRINTER'S NO. 1300
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
995
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY COMITTA, PHILLIPS-HILL, ROBINSON, STREET, ARGALL,
FONTANA, SANTARSIERO, KANE, COSTA, YUDICHAK, MUTH, SCHWANK,
COLLETT, BROWNE, HUGHES, PITTMAN, CAPPELLETTI, L. WILLIAMS,
TARTAGLIONE, A. WILLIAMS, BOSCOLA, YAW, HAYWOOD, SABATINA,
KEARNEY, BREWSTER, FLYNN, BARTOLOTTA, GEBHARD, BROOKS AND
VOGEL, DECEMBER 29, 2021
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 29, 2021
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 intellectual 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
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(relating to criminal trespass) with respect to such individual
or his or her 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 intellectual or physical
disability of another individual or group of individuals.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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