New York bill S00035 includes aggravated cemetery desecration as a specified offense for hate crimes.
New York bill S00035 amends the penal law to include aggravated cemetery desecration in the second degree and aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree as specified offenses for purposes of hate crimes. This bill modifies the definition of "specified offense" to encompass these acts, aligning them with other serious offenses that can be prosecuted as hate crimes. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment.
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