Generally, hate crime legislation is:

a. enacted in the form of penalty enhancements for existing common law offenses.
b. enacted as new criminal statutes specifying hate crime elements and punishments.
c. limited to federal sanctions pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
d. limited to state criminal codes only.


A

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