121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 922
		An Act To Clarify the Bind-over Provisions of the Maine Juvenile Code
		LR 1154(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Davis
		Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill increases the number of times a juvenile will be bound-over to Superior Court.  This holding period can be up to a year, resulting in additional costs to county jails and state juvenile detention facilities.  In 2001 there were 173 potential cases that would have been eligible to be bound-over under the reduced criteria.  The average daily cost for the county jail to hold a person is $88.18 and the average cost for a state correctional faciltiy to detain a juvenile is $222.73.  The actual costs will depend on how many cases prosecutors will attempt to get bound-over in a given year.