125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 914 LR 451(05)
An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-293)
S "A" (S-351) to C "A" (H-293)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Projections  FY 2013-14 Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $6,242 $6,242 $6,242
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $6,242 $6,242 $6,242
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Correctional Cost Detail   FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
Class E Crime $3,132 $3,132 $3,132 $3,132
Total Cost - All Convictions   $3,132 $3,132 $3,132 $3,132
This bill includes additional General Fund appropriations totalling $6,242 in fiscal year 2012-13, the estimated cost of adding synthetic cannabanoids to the list of Schedule Z drugs.  This estimate assumues an annual increase of 7 indigent legal cases and one additional incarceration.