New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 490.27: Domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate in the second degree
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a class A-I felony when acting with intent to kill or seriously injure five or more people based on their perceived race, religion, gender identity, or other protected characteristics, and attempts to do so in a single criminal transaction.
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