Section 210.2 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Characteristics contained in the definition of hate crimes "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" includes any of the following:
(a) Any combination of those characteristics.(b) A perception that the person has any of those characteristics or any combination of those characteristics.(c) A perception that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics or any combination of those characteristics.Amended by Stats 2024 ch 779 (SB 1137),s 4, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 719 (AB 887),s 3, eff. 1/1/2012.Renumbered and amended from Ca. Educ. Code §219 by Stats 2009 ch 140 (AB 1164),s 42, eff. 1/1/2010.Added by Stats 2007 ch 569 (SB 777),s 10, eff. 1/1/2008.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.