Being charged with any specified offense as a Hate Crime increases the level of the offense by 1 level. In other words, if you are charged with an E felony as Hate Crime, you face punishment for a D felony. Here are the offense levels, from lowest to highest:
- Violation (not a crime)
- B misdemeanor
- A misdemeanor
- E felony
- D felony
- C felony
- B felony
- A felony