| 123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 193 | LR 995(01) | |||||
| An Act To Restrict Access to Certain Websites by Sex Offenders | ||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Fischer of Presque Isle | ||||||
| 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 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||
| Appropriations/Allocations | ||||||
| General Fund | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| Establishes new
Class B, C and D crimes; increases correctional and judicial costs. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. |
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| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| Beginning in fiscal year 2007-08, this bill includes on-going General Fund appropriations of $100,000 to the Department of Public Safety for the purposes of detecting whether sex offenders are accessing websites likely to be frequented by minors. The appropriation section in the bill should be amended to properly identify the Computer Crimes program within the Department of Public Safety. | ||||||