For purposes of this title, and for purposes of all other state law unless an explicit provision of law or the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following shall apply:
(a)"Hate crime" means a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim:
(1)Disability.
(2)Gender.
(3)Nationality.
(4)Race or ethnicity.
(5)Religion.
(6)Sexual orientation.
(7)Association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
(b)"Hate crime" includes, but is not limited to, a violation of Section 422.6.