New York S01252 establishes a rebuttable presumption of a hate crime when certain crimes are committed on, in or upon a house of worship.

New York S01252 amends the penal law to establish a rebuttable presumption of a hate crime when certain crimes occur on, in, or upon a house of worship. A house of worship is defined as any structure or site used primarily as a place of worship by a recognized and established religious sect or denomination, excluding religious sites used as schools, colleges, hospitals, or other similar structures not primarily for religious worship. The act takes effect immediately.

New York S01252 establishes a rebuttable presumption of a hate crime when certain crimes are committed on, in or upon a house of worship.

New York S01252 amends the penal law to establish a rebuttable presumption of a hate crime when certain crimes occur on, in, or upon a house of worship. A house of worship is defined as any structure or site used primarily as a place of worship by a recognized and established religious sect or denomination, excluding religious sites used as schools, colleges, hospitals, or other similar structures not primarily for religious worship. The act takes effect immediately.