125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1711		LR 2644(05)
	An Act To Adopt the Use of Standardized Risk Assessment in the Management of Domestic Violence Crimes
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-890) S "A" (S-600)
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires law enforcement agencies to develop policies and procedures for the use of, and submission of the results of, a validated, evidence-based domestic violence risk assessment.				Municipality County	Insignificant statewide
	Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the state from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with approving risk assessment and developing policies and procedures can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.