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| Region | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In June 2021, House Bill 22-18 was passed, which would aggravate penalties for perpetrators of "crimes motivated by hate [of] LGBTQ+ and other minorities". In January 2023, Public Law 23-2 (2023) was signed into law, effectively aggravating penalties for hate crimes committed on the basis of actual or perceived "sexual orientation". |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/hate-crime-law-lgbti |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In June 2021, House Bill 22-18 was passed, which would aggravate penalties for perpetrators of "crimes motivated by hate [of] LGBTQ+ and other minorities". In January 2023, Public Law 23-2 (2023) was signed into law, effectively aggravating penalties for hate crimes committed on the basis of actual or perceived "sexual orientation". |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/hate-crime-law-lgbti |