Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)
720 ILCS 5 § 12-7.1: Hate crime
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits hate crime when committing specified offenses motivated by bias based on protected characteristics. Hate crime is a Class 4 felony for a first offense (or Class 3 in protected locations) and a Class 2 felony for subsequent offenses.
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