Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes.
This bill amends the penal law to designate certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes. It includes definitions for emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. Offenses are considered hate crimes if committed because of the victim's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or employment status as emergency medical services personnel, a firefighter, or a law enforcement officer.
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