Massachusetts S1121 amends hate crime penalties by increasing maximum fines and prison sentences.

Massachusetts S1121 modifies the state's hate crime laws by enhancing penalties. It raises the maximum fine from five to ten thousand dollars and increases the maximum prison sentence from two and a half to five years. The bill also adjusts other fines within the statute, doubling them from five to ten thousand dollars and from ten to twenty thousand dollars.

Massachusetts S1121 amends hate crime penalties by increasing maximum fines and prison sentences.

Massachusetts S1121 modifies the state's hate crime laws by enhancing penalties. It raises the maximum fine from five to ten thousand dollars and increases the maximum prison sentence from two and a half to five years. The bill also adjusts other fines within the statute, doubling them from five to ten thousand dollars and from ten to twenty thousand dollars.