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Section 1. Section 39(a) of Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by replacing the words “of a person” in Line 2 with the words “of another” and replacing the words “such person” in Line 3 with the words “a person.” Section 2. Section 39(a) of Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after paragraph one of the said section: “If restitution is ordered under the provisions of this section for purposes of repairing the damage done to the real or personal property with intent to intimidate a person because of such person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, such restitution shall be used to repair the damage done to the property.”
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