§ 485.05 Hate crimes.

1. A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified
offense and either:

(a) intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is
committed or intended to be committed in whole or in substantial part
because of a belief or perception regarding the race, color, national
origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion,
religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a person,
regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct, or

(b) intentionally commits the act or acts constituting the offense in
whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding
the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or
expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual
orientation of a person, regardless of whether the belief or perception
is correct.

2. Proof of race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender
identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability or
sexual orientation of the defendant, the victim or of both the defendant
and the victim does not, by itself, constitute legally sufficient
evidence satisfying the people's burden under paragraph (a) or (b) of
subdivision one of this section.

* 3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the
following provisions of this chapter: section 120.00 (assault in the
third degree); section 120.05 (assault in the second degree); section
120.06 (gang assault in the second degree); section 120.07 (gang assault
in the first degree); section 120.10 (assault in the first degree);
section 120.12 (aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years
old); section 120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14
(menacing in the second degree); section 120.15 (menacing in the third
degree); section 120.20 (reckless endangerment in the second degree);
section 120.25 (reckless endangerment in the first degree); section
121.11 (criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation); section
121.12 (strangulation in the second degree); section 121.13
(strangulation in the first degree); subdivision one of section 125.15
(manslaughter in the second degree); subdivision one, two or four of
section 125.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25
(murder in the second degree); section 125.26 (aggravated murder);
section 125.27 (murder in the first degree); section 120.45 (stalking in
the fourth degree); section 120.50 (stalking in the third degree);
section 120.55 (stalking in the second degree); section 120.60 (stalking
in the first degree); section 130.20 (sexual misconduct); section 130.25
(rape in the third degree); section 130.30 (rape in the second degree);
section 130.35 (rape in the first degree); section 130.40 (criminal
sexual act in the third degree); section 130.45 (criminal sexual act in
the second degree); section 130.50 (criminal sexual act in the first
degree); section 130.52 (forcible touching); section 130.53 (persistent
sexual abuse); section 130.55 (sexual abuse in the third degree);
section 130.60 (sexual abuse in the second degree); section 130.65
(sexual abuse in the first degree); section 130.65-a (aggravated sexual
abuse in the fourth degree); section 130.66 (aggravated sexual abuse in
the third degree); section 130.67 (aggravated sexual abuse in the second
degree); section 130.70 (aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree);
section 135.05 (unlawful imprisonment in the second degree); section
135.10 (unlawful imprisonment in the first degree); section 135.20
(kidnapping in the second degree); section 135.25 (kidnapping in the
first degree); section 135.60 (coercion in the third degree); section
135.61 (coercion in the second degree); section 135.65 (coercion in the
first degree); section 140.10 (criminal trespass in the third degree);
section 140.15 (criminal trespass in the second degree); section 140.17
(criminal trespass in the first degree); section 140.20 (burglary in the
third degree); section 140.25 (burglary in the second degree); section
140.30 (burglary in the first degree); section 145.00 (criminal mischief
in the fourth degree); section 145.05 (criminal mischief in the third
degree); section 145.10 (criminal mischief in the second degree);
section 145.12 (criminal mischief in the first degree); section 150.05
(arson in the fourth degree); section 150.10 (arson in the third
degree); section 150.15 (arson in the second degree); section 150.20
(arson in the first degree); section 155.25 (petit larceny); section
155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand
larceny in the third degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the
second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree);
section 160.05 (robbery in the third degree); section 160.10 (robbery in
the second degree); section 160.15 (robbery in the first degree);
section 230.34 (sex trafficking); section 230.34-a (sex trafficking of a
child); section 240.25 (harassment in the first degree); subdivision
one, two or four of section 240.30 (aggravated harassment in the second
degree); section 240.50 (falsely reporting an incident in the third
degree); section 240.55 (falsely reporting an incident in the second
degree); section 240.60 (falsely reporting an incident in the first
degree); subdivision one of section 265.03 (criminal possession of a
weapon in the second degree); subdivision one of section 265.04
(criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree); section 490.10
(soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the second
degree); section 490.15 (soliciting or providing support for an act of
terrorism in the first degree); section 490.20 (making a terroristic
threat); section 490.25 (crime of terrorism); section 490.30 (hindering
prosecution of terrorism in the second degree); section 490.35
(hindering prosecution of terrorism in the first degree); section 490.37
(criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the
third degree); section 490.40 (criminal possession of a chemical weapon
or biological weapon in the second degree); section 490.45 (criminal
possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first
degree); section 490.47 (criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological
weapon in the third degree); section 490.50 (criminal use of a chemical
weapon or biological weapon in the second degree); section 490.55
(criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first
degree); or any attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing
offenses.

* NB Effective until September 1, 2024

* 3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the
following provisions of this chapter: section 120.00 (assault in the
third degree); section 120.05 (assault in the second degree); section
120.06 (gang assault in the second degree); section 120.07 (gang assault
in the first degree); section 120.10 (assault in the first degree);
section 120.12 (aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years
old); section 120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14
(menacing in the second degree); section 120.15 (menacing in the third
degree); section 120.20 (reckless endangerment in the second degree);
section 120.25 (reckless endangerment in the first degree); section
121.11 (criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation); section
121.12 (strangulation in the second degree); section 121.13
(strangulation in the first degree); subdivision one of section 125.15
(manslaughter in the second degree); subdivision one, two or four of
section 125.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25
(murder in the second degree); section 125.26 (aggravated murder);
section 125.27 (murder in the first degree); section 120.45 (stalking in
the fourth degree); section 120.50 (stalking in the third degree);
section 120.55 (stalking in the second degree); section 120.60 (stalking
in the first degree); section 130.20 (sexual misconduct); section 130.25
(rape in the third degree); section 130.30 (rape in the second degree);
section 130.35 (rape in the first degree); former section 130.40; former
section 130.45; former section 130.50; section 130.52 (forcible
touching); section 130.53 (persistent sexual abuse); section 130.55
(sexual abuse in the third degree); section 130.60 (sexual abuse in the
second degree); section 130.65 (sexual abuse in the first degree);
section 130.65-a (aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree); section
130.66 (aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree); section 130.67
(aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree); section 130.70
(aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree); section 135.05 (unlawful
imprisonment in the second degree); section 135.10 (unlawful
imprisonment in the first degree); section 135.20 (kidnapping in the
second degree); section 135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree); section
135.60 (coercion in the third degree); section 135.61 (coercion in the
second degree); section 135.65 (coercion in the first degree); section
140.10 (criminal trespass in the third degree); section 140.15 (criminal
trespass in the second degree); section 140.17 (criminal trespass in the
first degree); section 140.20 (burglary in the third degree); section
140.25 (burglary in the second degree); section 140.30 (burglary in the
first degree); section 145.00 (criminal mischief in the fourth degree);
section 145.05 (criminal mischief in the third degree); section 145.10
(criminal mischief in the second degree); section 145.12 (criminal
mischief in the first degree); section 150.05 (arson in the fourth
degree); section 150.10 (arson in the third degree); section 150.15
(arson in the second degree); section 150.20 (arson in the first
degree); section 155.25 (petit larceny); section 155.30 (grand larceny
in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand larceny in the third
degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the second degree); section
155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree); section 160.05 (robbery in
the third degree); section 160.10 (robbery in the second degree);
section 160.15 (robbery in the first degree); section 230.34 (sex
trafficking); section 230.34-a (sex trafficking of a child); section
240.25 (harassment in the first degree); subdivision one, two or four of
section 240.30 (aggravated harassment in the second degree); section
240.50 (falsely reporting an incident in the third degree); section
240.55 (falsely reporting an incident in the second degree); section
240.60 (falsely reporting an incident in the first degree); subdivision
one of section 265.03 (criminal possession of a weapon in the second
degree); subdivision one of section 265.04 (criminal possession of a
weapon in the first degree); section 490.10 (soliciting or providing
support for an act of terrorism in the second degree); section 490.15
(soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the first
degree); section 490.20 (making a terroristic threat); section 490.25
(crime of terrorism); section 490.30 (hindering prosecution of terrorism
in the second degree); section 490.35 (hindering prosecution of
terrorism in the first degree); section 490.37 (criminal possession of a
chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree); section
490.40 (criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in
the second degree); section 490.45 (criminal possession of a chemical
weapon or biological weapon in the first degree); section 490.47
(criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third
degree); section 490.50 (criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological
weapon in the second degree); section 490.55 (criminal use of a chemical
weapon or biological weapon in the first degree); or any attempt or
conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses.

* NB Effective September 1, 2024

4. For purposes of this section:

(a) the term "age" means sixty years old or more;

(b) the term "disability" means a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits a major life activity;

(c) the term "gender identity or expression" means a person's actual
or perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression,
or other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to
that person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being
transgender.