123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 280		LR 1311(02)
	An Act To Make a Conviction for a 6th Operating under the Influence Charge a Class B Crime
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases the class of crime for OUI to class B for person with 5 previous convictions; increases correctional and judicial costs.  Sentences of more than nine months imposed for a Class B crime must be served in a state correctional facility.  The average cost to the state for each sentence is $98,327 based on an average length of stay of 2 years 7 months.  Sentences of nine months or less imposed for a Class B crime must be served in a county jail.  The average cost to a county for each sentence is $26,677 based on an average length of stay of 8 months and 12 days.