The legislative proposal would impose a heavier punishment on interracial crimes than exists for regular intraracial or interminority crimes of physical violence. Under the proposed statute, the prosecution would be required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim is a member of a minority race and that the defendant is white. An affirmative defense of no racial motivation would be available to the defendant, requiring him to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he did not commit the crime because of racial prejudice. The constitutionality of the proposal is analyzed, with emphasis on its legality under the due process clause and the eighth amendment. The article concludes that because the proposal invokes racial classifications for benign discrimination, it does not violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment. 76 footnotes.