Pen. Code, § 422.55 · Chapter 1. Definitions
Pen. Code, § 422.55
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this title, and for purposes of all other state law unless an explicit provision of law or the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following shall apply:
(a) “Hate crime” means a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim:
(1) Disability.
(2) Gender.
(3) Nationality.
(4) Race or ethnicity.
(5) Religion.
(6) Sexual orientation.
(7) Association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
(b) “Hate crime” includes, but is not limited to, a violation of Section 422.6.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.
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Business and Professions Code
Education Code
- Ed. Code, § 200Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 210.2Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 220Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 234.1Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 234.2Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 33315Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 66260.6Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 67380Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 67381Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
- Ed. Code, § 67383Printed as Section 422.55 of the Penal Code
Government Code
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 190.03Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 368.6Printed as Sections 422.55 and 422.56
- Pen. Code, § 422.56Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 422.6Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 422.87Printed as Section 422.55 | Sections 422.55 and 422.56
- Pen. Code, § 422.9Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 594.3Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 653yPrinted as Section 422.55 or 422.85
- Pen. Code, § 11410Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 11413Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 13023Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 13519.4Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 13519.6Printed as Section 422.55
- Pen. Code, § 13680Printed as Section 422.55
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