Pen. Code, § 422.75 · Chapter 2. Crimes and Penalties
Pen. Code, § 422.75
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except in the case of a person punished under Section 422.7, a person who commits a felony that is a hate crime or attempts to commit a felony that is a hate crime, shall receive an additional term of one, two, or three years in the state prison, at the court’s discretion.
(b) Except in the case of a person punished under Section 422.7 or subdivision (a) of this section, any person who commits a felony that is a hate crime, or attempts to commit a felony that is a hate crime, and who voluntarily acted in concert with another person, either personally or by aiding and abetting another person, shall receive an additional two, three, or four years in the state prison, at the court’s discretion.
(c) For the purpose of imposing an additional term under subdivision (a) or (b), it shall be a factor in aggravation that the defendant personally used a firearm in the commission of the offense. Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude a court from also imposing a sentence enhancement pursuant to Section 12022.5, 12022.53, or 12022.55, or any other law.
(d) A person who is punished pursuant to this section also shall receive an additional term of one year in the state prison for each prior felony conviction on charges brought and tried separately in which it was found by the trier of fact or admitted by the defendant that the crime was a hate crime. This additional term shall only apply where a sentence enhancement is not imposed pursuant to Section 667 or 667.5.
(e) Any additional term authorized by this section shall not be imposed unless the allegation is charged in the accusatory pleading and admitted by the defendant or found to be true by the trier of fact.
(f) Any additional term imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other punishment provided by law.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may strike any additional term imposed by this section if the court determines that there are mitigating circumstances and states on the record the reasons for striking the additional punishment.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 422.7Printed as Section 422.7
- Pen. Code, § 667Printed as Section 667 or 667.5
- Pen. Code, § 667.5Printed as Section 667 or 667.5
- Pen. Code, § 12022.5Printed as Section 12022.5, 12022.53, or 12022.55
- Pen. Code, § 12022.53Printed as Section 12022.5, 12022.53, or 12022.55
- Pen. Code, § 12022.55Printed as Section 12022.5, 12022.53, or 12022.55
Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Pen. Code, § 422.75. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 422.76Printed as Section 422.75
- Pen. Code, § 1170.11Printed as Section 422.75
- Pen. Code, § 1547Printed as Section 422.75
- Pen. Code, § 3053.4Printed as Section 422.6, 422.7, 422.75, 594.3, or 11411
- Pen. Code, § 11105.03Printed as Section 273.5, 422.6, 422.7, 422.75, 422.9, or 422.76
- Pen. Code, § 26202Printed as Section 422.6, 422.7, 422.75, or 29805
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