| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1288 | LR 1943(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiency of the Maine Criminal Justice System | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Burns of Berwick | |||||||||
| Committee: Judiciary | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Requiring all records of the court involving criminal proceedings to be available in electronic format by July 1, 2006 will result in additional startup costs of approximately $2-5 million to obtain the necessary hardware and complete the required computer programming. It is also estimated that the Judicial Department will need six additional positions on an on-going basis to monitor the input and output of data. | |||||||||