123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 149		LR 134(04)
	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
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$960	$960	$32,770
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$960	$960	$32,770
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases certain offenses from Class C to Class B and Class B to Class A, increasing the average length of stay for offenders.  See cost detail below.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Correctional Cost Detail		FY 2011	FY 2012	FY 2013	FY 2014	FY 2015
Class B to Class A Crimes		$31,810	$107,700	$183,590	$259,480	$297,530
Class C to Class B Crimes		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Cost - All Convictions		$31,810	$107,700	$183,590	$259,480	$297,530
	This estimate assumes 2 convictions annually beginning in Fiscal Year 2008-09.  The cost estimate assumes that all convictions will be changes from Class B to Class A crimes.  There were no existing convictions for Class C crimes.  This assumes that the average length of sentence will increase from 942 days to 2,373 days.  The first incremental costs will be incurred in FY 2010-11 at $31,810 increasing to $297,530 over 5 years.
	The Judicial Department will require a General Fund appropriation of $960 in fiscal year 2008-09 and annually thereafter to provide funds for additional jury trial expenses.