124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 40		LR 2(02)
	An Act To Prohibit Certain Uses of Cellular Telephones and Handheld Electronic Devices while Operating a Motor Vehicle
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Transportation
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($184,440)	($297,777)	($293,630)	($289,276)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$63,015	$82,923	$87,070	$91,424
Revenue
	General Fund		$247,455	$380,700	$380,700	$380,700
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$59,670	$91,800	$91,800	$91,800
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Judicial Branch will experience an increase in General Fund fine revenue due to an increase in traffic violations as a result of the prohibition against using handheld electronic devices, including telephones, while operating a motor vehicle.  The General Fund gain is estimated to be $247,455 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $380,700 in fiscal year 2010-11.  The corresponding increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue from fine surcharges is estimated to be $59,670 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $91,800 in fiscal year 2010-11.  This bill also includes a General Fund appropriation of $63 015 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $82,923 in fiscal year 2010-11 for one full-time and one part-time Assistant Clerk positions to handle the increase in the number of traffic violations.
	The State Police within the Department of Public Safety will see increases in violations due to this legislation, potentially resulting in additional court time for State Police troopers.  If the court time falls on a scheduled day off, the trooper would be paid overtime for at least four hours.  It is not known how much additional overtime costs may be incurred since it is difficult to estimate the amount of increased violations.