SB 682

This bill increases the penalty enhancers the court may impose on the sentence

of a person who commits what is commonly known as a "hate crime," which is a crime

in which the perpetrator selects the victim due to the victim's race, religion, color,

disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry. The bill does the following:

1) for a misdemeanor that is lower than a Class A misdemeanor, increases the revised

maximum fine from $10,000 to $20,000; 2) for a Class A misdemeanor, increases the

revised maximum fine from $10,000 to $20,000 and increases the revised maximum

term of imprisonment from two years to four years; and 3) for a felony, changes the

maximum increase of the fine from $5,000 to $10,000 and changes the maximum

increase in the term of imprisonment from five years to ten years.