Establishes penalties for hate crimes motivated by race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or sexual orientation.
Amends the South Carolina Code to add a new section defining hate crimes and their penalties. A person committing an offense with the intent to assault, intimidate, or threaten another person because of their race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or sexual orientation is guilty of a felony. Penalties include fines and imprisonment. The bill also revises penalties for malicious injury to personal and real property, increasing penalties for those acts committed with a hate crime motive.
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