123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1674		LR 2432(02)
	An Act To Amend the Habitual Offender and Felony Operating Under the Influence Laws
	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 Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Establishes new Class C crimes; increases correctional and judicial costs. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation increases operating after suspension (Class C penalties) for prior convictions by increasing mandatory sentences for a person who has one prior conviction by 120 days in a county jail at a cost of $13,080 for each sentence; for a person who has two prior convictions their sentence increases by 9 months and a day in a Department of Corrections facility at a cost of $28,222 for each sentence; and for a person who has three prior convictions, their sentence increases to a minimum term of two years in a Department of Corrections facility at a cost of $75,190 for each sentence.