All state and local agencies shall use the definition of “hate crime” set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 422.55 exclusively, except as other explicit provisions of state or federal law may require otherwise.
Cal. Penal Code § 422.9
General Provisions
Repealed and added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 700, Sec. 18
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