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SECTION 490.27
Domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate in the second degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 4, TITLE Y-1, ARTICLE 490
§ 490.27 Domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate in the second

degree.

A person is guilty of the crime of domestic act of terrorism motivated
by hate in the second degree when, acting with the intent to cause the
death of, or serious physical injury to, five or more other persons, in
whole or in substantial part because of the perceived race, color,
national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression,
religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation of
such other persons, regardless of whether that belief or perception is
correct, he or she, as part of the same criminal transaction, attempts
to cause the death of, or serious physical injury to, such five or more
persons, provided that the victims are not participants in the criminal
transaction.

Domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate in the second degree is a
class A-I felony.