| 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 679 | LR 1117(01) | |||||
| An Act To Allow a Court To Award Attorney's Fees in Successful Freedom of Access Appeals | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Sen. Hastings III of Oxford | ||||||
| Committee: Judiciary | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund | ||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| This bill may increase costs within any state agency and the Department of the Attorney General if the State is involved in an appeal in a case involving the laws governing freedom of access and the court awards the other party reasonable attorney fees and expenses. These costs are not predictable and would result in the need for an additional General Fund appropriation to the agency responsible for paying the attorney fees and expenses. | ||||||