SB89

Existing law provides that if a person commits certain crimes ordinarily punishable as misdemeanors because of certain characteristics of the victim including race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, then the crime committed is punishable as a gross misdemeanor. (NRS 207.185) Existing law also prohibits a person from owning or having in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if that person has been convicted of certain crimes. (NRS 202.360) Section 1 of this bill prohibits a person from purchasing, owning or having in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if the person has been convicted within the immediately preceding 10 years of committing or attempting to commit certain offenses that: (1) are punishable under the laws of this State as gross misdemeanors because the conduct of the offender was motivated by certain characteristics of the victim; or (2) under the laws of the United States or any state, territory or district, require that the conduct of the offender was motivated by certain characteristics of the victim or resulted in a court imposing an additional penalty based on a finding that the conduct of the offender was motivated by certain characteristics of the victim. Section 1 also prohibits a person from purchasing, owning or having in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if the