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Statutory provision that allows for more serious charges, when particular conditions are met, either by the defendant or by the circumstances of the crime. For example, in Nevada the crime of torturing a companion animal is a Class D felony but rises to a Class C felony if done to intimidate another person. In Idaho, the misdemeanor crime of torturing a companion animal rises to a felony if the perpetrator has a prior conviction involving voluntary infliction of bodily injury upon a human within 10 years [12, 13].