| 123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 149 | LR 134(02) | |||||
| An Act To Take into Account the Crime Committed That Facilitated a Sexual Assault | ||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | ||||||
| Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Fiscal Note | ||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - General Fund | ||||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| This bill allows the increase of certain offenses from Class C to Class B and Class B to Class A, increasing the average length of stay for offenders. It is discretionary for certain sentences to be served consecutively. | ||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| This legislation increases certain offenses by taking into account the crime committed that facilitated the sexual assault. This change will increase costs to the state correctional facilities for longer time served and will require additional time for judges, clerks, law clerks, security, court reporters and indigent defense. Since felony charges are given priority within the Judicial Branch, other case types in the judicial system may be delayed. | ||||||