| 123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 1491 | LR 2350(02) | |||||
| An Act To Create Child Safe Zones and To Increase the Use of Electronic Monitoring of High-risk Sex Offenders | ||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | ||||||
| Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Fiscal Note | ||||||
| Minor cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund Increases costs to county jails |
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| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| This bill establishes new Class D and E crimes. Sentences for Class D and E crimes must be served in county jail. The average cost to a county for each Class D sentence is $6,795 based on an average length of stay of 62 days. The average cost to a county for each Class E sentence is $2,959 based on an average length of stay of 27 days. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. | ||||||