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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.330

Misdemeanor hate crimes

activein force · 2007-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Application

This rule applies to misdemeanor cases where the defendant is convicted of either (1) a substantive hate crime under section 422.6 or (2) a misdemeanor violation and the facts of the crime constitute a hate crime under section 422.55.

(b) Sentencing consideration

In sentencing a defendant under (a), the court must consider the goals for hate crime sentencing stated in rule 4.427(e).

History

Rule 4.330 adopted effective January 1, 2007.

Provenance

Source: courts.ca.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-14
Edition: 2026-09-14
Content hash: 0ce147a421bf1473bcf6ee672c996788109ad30beb80cf9deb845b387f6b92ea

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