124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 791 LR 807(04)
An Act To Prohibit Furnishing a Place for Minors To Use Illegal Drugs
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2009-10 2010-11 Projections 2011-12 Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $84,061 $72,745 $99,264
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $91,397 $87,417 $113,936
Revenue
General Fund $0 $7,336 $14,672 $14,672
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Establishes new Class C and D crimes; increases correctional and judicial costs
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Correctional Cost Detail FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Class C Crime $0 $49,222 $37,042 $63,561 $37,042
Class D Crime $0 $33,975 $33,975 $33,975 $33,975
Total Cost - All Convictions $0 $83,197 $71,017 $97,536 $71,017
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $83,197 in fiscal year 2010-11 for the estimated additional cost to state and county correctional facilities.  This estimate assumes 5 Class D convictions per year, one Class C conviction every other year to be served in a county facility and one Class C conviction every other year to be served in a state facility.
This bill also includes a General Fund appropriation of $1,600 in fiscal year 2010-11 for the judicial branch to support the anticipated increase in trial costs and $6,600 in fiscal year 2010-11 for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services for the estimated cost of court-appointed counsel.  The increase in judicial branch General Fund fine revenue is estimated to be $7,336 in fiscal year 2010-11.