CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 39Introduced by Assembly Member BocanegraDecember 05, 2016 An act relating to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 39, as introduced, Bocanegra. Hate crimes.Existing law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Subject to adequate funding, existing law requires the Attorney General to direct local law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice specified information relative to hate crimes, as prescribed.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry for purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes committed in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry, for the purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes that are committed in California communities. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 39Introduced by Assembly Member BocanegraDecember 05, 2016 An act relating to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 39, as introduced, Bocanegra. Hate crimes.Existing law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Subject to adequate funding, existing law requires the Attorney General to direct local law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice specified information relative to hate crimes, as prescribed.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry for purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes committed in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 39 Introduced by Assembly Member BocanegraDecember 05, 2016 Introduced by Assembly Member Bocanegra December 05, 2016 An act relating to hate crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 39, as introduced, Bocanegra. Hate crimes. Existing law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Subject to adequate funding, existing law requires the Attorney General to direct local law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice specified information relative to hate crimes, as prescribed.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry for purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes committed in California. Existing law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Subject to adequate funding, existing law requires the Attorney General to direct local law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice specified information relative to hate crimes, as prescribed. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry for purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes committed in California. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry, for the purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes that are committed in California communities. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry, for the purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes that are committed in California communities. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry, for the purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes that are committed in California communities. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a Hate Crime Registry, for the purposes of creating a repository of information on hate crimes that are committed in California communities. ### SECTION 1.