Northern Mariana Islands · Commonwealth Code Title 6 — Crimes & Criminal Procedure

6 CMC § 402: Hate Crime

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A hate crime occurs when a person commits a serious specified offense (such as homicide, assault, sexual offenses, robbery, kidnapping, or certain theft crimes) motivated in whole or in part by the victim's or perpetrator's perceived race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or similar protected characteristic.

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