122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1288 LR 1943(01)
An Act To Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiency of the Maine Criminal Justice System
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Burns of Berwick
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring all records of the court involving criminal proceedings to be available in electronic format by July 1, 2006 will result in additional startup costs of approximately $2-5 million to obtain the necessary hardware and complete the required computer programming.  It is also estimated that the Judicial Department will need six additional positions on an on-going basis to monitor the input and output of data.