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1982-1983
May 18, 1990
The Honorable Larry R. Curtis, Mayor
and Members of the City Council
of the City of Ames, Iowa
Re: Hate Crimes Ordinance
Dear Mayor Curtis and Council Members:
As you will recall , the City Council passed a motion directing the City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance that followed the provisions of recently
enacted Senate File 2197 relative to the punishment of "hate crimes".
Attached is an ordinance which is a nearly verbatim copy of the State law.
The difference is a city can only assess a misdemeanor penalty. Also left
out of the ordinance is the provision for monetary damages, injunctive
relief, and attorney fees for those persons who have suffered physical ,
emotional , or financial harm as a result of a violation of Senate File
2197. Not including this in the ordinance will not prevent people from
bringing civil lawsuits for such injunctive or monetary damages on the
grounds that there has been a violation of the State statute.
Yours truly,
John R. Klaus
City Attorney
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