Daños a la propiedad por motivos de discriminación

Explicación Simple

Si alguien daña la propiedad de otra persona solo por su raza, religión o cualquier característica personal, puede enfrentar serias consecuencias legales. Esto incluye ir a la cárcel por un año o pagar una multa. Es como cuando alguien hace bullying porque se ve diferente.

Es como cuando rompes la ventana de un vecino solo porque no te gusta cómo se ve. No solo es malo, sino que también puede traerte problemas con la ley.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, por prejuicios, raye el auto de Carla solo porque ella es de otra nacionalidad. Si se descubre que lo hizo por esa razón, Juan podría ser acusado y enfrentar hasta un año de cárcel o una multa de $3,000.

Penalidades

Hasta un año de prisión y/o multa de hasta $3,000 si se determina que el daño fue motivado por prejuicios.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

subdivision 2, paragraph (a), is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and a day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the damage: (1) was committed in whole or in substantial part because of the property owner's or another's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or disability as defined in section363A.03; (2) was committed in whole or in substantial part because of the victim's actual or perceived association with another person or group of a certain actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or disability as defined in section363A.03; or (3) was motivated in whole or in substantial part by an intent to intimidate or harm an individual or group of individuals because of actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or disability as defined in section363A.03. (b) In any prosecution under paragraph (a), the value of property damaged by the defendant in violation of that paragraph within any six-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying this section. When two or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this paragraph. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1a, whoever intentionally causes damage to another person's physical property without the other person's consent may be sentenced to imprison