Hate Crime Laws:
RI
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.2-8.1
Provides for mandatory training standards on instruction for police officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting hate crimes incidents.
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RI
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-46
Provides for the development of a system monitoring the occurrence of, and collecting data regarding crimes motivated by "racial, religious, ethnic bigotry or bias on any other matter defined as a 'hate crime'."
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RI
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19-38
Enhances penalty where the offender selects the victim "because of hatred or animus toward the actual or perceived disability, religion, color, race, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, or gender" of that person.
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RI
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-31
Covers desecration of places of public assemblage, including places used for religious worship or other religious purposes, and buildings used for educational purposes or as a community meeting place.
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