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ORD-2021-005; 3/2/21;4-a <br /> An Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination Throughout Orange County <br /> Sec. 12-54.— Prohibited acts. <br /> (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly: <br /> (3) Discriminate based on the individual's hair texture or hairstyle, if that hair texture or <br /> hairstyle is commonly associated with a particular race, national origin, or religion <br /> (including a hairstyle in which hair is tightly coiled, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu <br /> knots, and Afros). <br /> The terms "national origin" and "religion" have the same meaning as in §12-6 of the <br /> Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance. The terms "national origin," "religion," and "race" <br /> throughout this Chapter include discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle <br /> commonly associated with a particular race, national origin, or religion (including a <br /> hairstyle in which hair is tightly coiled, locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, and <br /> Afros). <br />