| 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 6 | LR 132(01) | |||||
| An Act To Establish a Distracted Driver Law | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Sen. Diamond of Cumberland | ||||||
| Committee: Transportation | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - General Fund Current biennium revenue increase - General Fund |
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| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| Establishes new
traffic violations. Judicial Branch identified the need for one Assistant Clerk position in the Violations Bureau. The collection of additional fines will also increase General Fund revenue. |
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| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| The State Police within the Department of Public Safety will see increases in violations due to this legislation, potentially resulting in additional court time for State Police troopers. If the court time falls on a scheduled day off, the trooper would be paid overtime for at least four hours. No estimate is made at this time of the amount and cost of additional overtime that may be incurred. | ||||||