Ed. Code, § 66260.6 · Article 2. Definitions
Ed. Code, § 66260.6
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“Disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, including immigration status,” includes a perception that the person has any of those characteristics or that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 779, Sec. 2. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2019.
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