Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes.
This bill amends the penal law to classify certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes. It includes definitions for these groups, ensuring that offenses motivated by bias against their status are legally recognized as hate crimes. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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