123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 461		LR 476(02)
	An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Human Trafficking Task Force
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Establishes new Class B crimes and increases certain offenses to Class A offenses; increases correctional and judicial costs.  The average cost to the state for each new Class B sentence is $98,327 based on an average length of stay of 2 years and 7 months.  The average cost to the state for increasing a Class B crime to a Class A is $152,073 based on an average incremental difference of 4 years between the classes.  This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system.  The collection of additional filing fees may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The additional costs to convene a working group to address human trafficking issues can be absorbed by the Department of the Attorney General utilizing existing budgeted resources.
	Additional costs to the Department of Labor associated with rulemaking and with participating in the working group can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.