| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1906 | LR 2488(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Safeguard Maine's Highways | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Curley of Scarborough | |||||||||
| Committee: Transportation | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Future biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund | |||||||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements: | |||||||||
| Establishing stricter penalties for operating after license suspension or revocation will result in increased annual admissions to state and county correction facilities and additional future costs to the facilities. The Judicial Department has also indicated that requiring substantial minimum sentences that can not be suspended for operating after license suspension or revocation will result in fewer cases being resolved without trial, increasing trial and sentencing costs due to additional time requirements for judges, clerks, law clerks, security, court reporters and indigent defense. | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Mandating the impoundment of certain vehicles by law enforcement agencies is likely to result in significant additional costs to the State Police program within the Department of Public Safety and to municipal and county law enforcement agencies. The amounts will depend on the number of vehicles that need to be impounded and the circumstances surrounding each impoundment and can not be determined at this time. | |||||||||