California · Penal Code

PEN §422.76: Except where the court imposes additional punishment under Section 422.

Civil

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This statute directs courts to consider hate crime circumstances as aggravating factors when sentencing for felonies, except where other sentencing provisions apply.

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Except where the court imposes additional punishment under Section 422.75 or in a case in which the person has been convicted of an offense subject to Section 1170.8, the fact that a person committed a felony or attempted to commit a felony that is a hate crime shall be considered a circumstance in aggravation of the crime in imposing a term under subdivision (b) of Section 1170.

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