123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 3		LR 528(04)
	An Act To Strengthen "Permissible Inference" in the Law Concerning Dissemination of Sexually Explicit Material
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$42,945	$100,956	$123,302
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$42,945	$100,956	$123,302
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	May increase violations of Class A, B and C crimes.  See cost detail below.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Correctional Cost Detail			FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011
New Class A Crimes			$0	$0	$0	$0
New Class B Crimes			$0	$37,945	$95,955	$118,301
New Class C Crimes			$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Cost - All Convictions			$0	$37,945	$95,955	$118,301
	This estimate assumes one offender occurrence beginning in fiscal year 2008-09 and 2 offender occurrences per year thereafter.  The cost estimate is based on all time served as Class B crimes.  The current average cost to the State for a Class B crime is $94,915 based on an average length of stay of 2 years 7 months (913 days) and $103.96 per day.  This estimate is based on actual sentences for a similar crime of 547 days for each occurrence and probation costs of 1095 days at an average cost per day for each occurrence of $6.25.  Based on this estimate, the Department of Corrections will require a General Fund appropriation of $37,945 in fiscal year 2008-09, $95,955 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $118,301 in fiscal year 2010-11 to provide funds associated with the estimated incarceration costs to the state correctional institutions.
	The Judicial Department will require a General Fund appropropriation of $5,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 and annually thereafter to provide funds for additional indigent defense costs for an estimated 10 cases per year.