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BILL NO. 'f~ ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 9.08 AND 9.16 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND DECENCY, AND PROPERTY OFFENSES, RESPECTIVELY, BY ENACTING THEREIN NEW SECTIONS TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 9.08.250 HATE CRIMES," "SECTION 9.16.130 INSTITUTIONAL VANDALISM," AND "SECTION 9.16.140 TAMPERING WITH PROPERTY IN THE SECOND DEGREE;" CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 9.08 and 9.16 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to offenses against public peace and decency, and property offenses, respectively, are hereby amended by enacting therein new sections to be known as "Section 9.08.250 Hate crimes," "Section 9.16.130 Institutional Vandalism," and "Section 9.16.140 Tampering with property in the second degree," which shall read as follows: 9.08.250 Hate crimes. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: 1. "Disability," a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities, being regarded as having such an impairment, or a record of having such an impairment; and 2. "Sexual orientation," a male or female heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality by inclination, practice, identity or expression, or having a self- image or identity not traditionally associated with one's gender. For all violations of the following, which the city believes to be knowingly motivated because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, handicap or health-related condition of the victim or victims, the city may charge the violation under this section: 1. Section 9.08.020, 2. Section 9.08.040, 3. Section 9.08.050, 4. Section 9.08.060, 5. Section 9.08.210, 6. 7. , relating to assault in the third degree; relating to disturbing the peace; relating to unlawful assembly; relating to rioting; relating to harassment; Section 9.08.220, relating to stalking; Subdivision 1 of subsection A of Section 9.16.030, relating to property damage; Section 9.16.040, relating to trespass in the first degree;