Hate Crime Laws:
VA
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57
Enhances penalty for assault and battery committed against a person selected because of his "race, religious conviction, color or national origin."
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VA
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-138
Covers destruction of property within places of worship.
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VA
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-127
Covers willful or malicious injury to places of worship.
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UT
Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-203.3
Ties penalties for hate crimes to violations of victim's civil or constitutional rights.
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TX
Tex. Penal Code § 28.08
Covers graffiti or other markings on place of worship.
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TX
Tex. Penal Code § 28.03
Covers damage or destruction to place of worship.
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TX
Tex. Penal Code § 12.47
Enhances penalty for offense committed because of bias or prejudice.
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TX
Tex. Gov't Code § 411.046
Provides for the establishment and maintenance of a central repository for the collection and analysis of information relating to crimes that are motivated by prejudice, hatred, or advocacy of violence.
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TX
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.014
Addresses findings by court that the defendant intentionally selected the victim "primarily because of the defendant's bias or prejudice against a group."
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