Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.330 · Division 4. Sentencing
Misdemeanor hate crimes
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Application
This rule applies to misdemeanor cases where the defendant is convicted of either (1) a substantive hate crime under section 422.6 or (2) a misdemeanor violation and the facts of the crime constitute a hate crime under section 422.55.
(b) Sentencing consideration
In sentencing a defendant under (a), the court must consider the goals for hate crime sentencing stated in rule 4.427(e).
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 4.330 adopted effective January 1, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/four/rule4_330
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