| 125th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 1463 | LR 1935(02) | |||||
| An Act Regarding Offenses against an Unborn Child | ||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | ||||||
| Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Fiscal Note | ||||||
| Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund | ||||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| Establishes new Class A and Class B crimes; increases correctional and judicial costs. | ||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| This bill will increase correctional costs in a manner that cannot be accurately estimated at this time and will depend on the specific circumstances surrounding each case and the number of occurances. The average cost to house a prisoner is a state correctional facility is $118.80 per day. The average cost in a county facility is $115.99. This bill will also increase costs to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services by approximately $2,000 per case. | ||||||