| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1907 | LR 2904(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Amend the Law Governing DNA Testing | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Paradis of Frenchville | |||||||||
| Committee: Judiciary | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Potential current biennium cost decrease - General Fund | |||||||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements: | |||||||||
| This legislation allows post-judgment conviction motions for DNA analysis to be brought at any time by any convicted person and will likely result in an increase in the number of cases filed in the court system. This new caseload may require additional judges, clerks and security and necessitate additional indigent defense costs. The Department of the Attorney General may also experience an increase in workload. The bill has the potential for early release of prisoners in a few cases, decreasing correctional costs to the Department of Corrections. | |||||||||