Intimidation or interference with exercise of another's rights;
classification of offense
Sec. 1. A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person,
whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force
intentionally intimidates or interferes with or attempts to intimidate
or interfere with a person:
(1) because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status, or national origin and because the person is or
has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or
contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental,
financing, or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or
participating in a service, organization, or facility relating to the
business of selling or renting dwellings; or
(2) because the person is or has been, or to intimidate the
person from:
(A) participating, without discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national
origin, in an activity, a service, an organization, or a facility
described in subdivision (1);
(B) affording another person opportunity or protection to
participate in an activity, a service, an organization, or a
facility described in subdivision (1); or
(C) lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to
participate, without discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in
an activity, a service, an organization, or a facility described
in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.66-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-1993,
SEC.148.
Last modified: May 27, 2006