127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1246 LR 563(03)
An Act To Strengthen Laws Regarding the Manufacture and Sale of Methamphetamine and Other Drugs
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Establishes new Class A, Class B and Class C crimes, increases correctional and judicial costs.
Decreases a Class C crime to a Class D crime, potentially shifting incarceration costs from the State to the county and regional jails.
The additional General Fund cost to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is estimated to be $18,000 annually.
The net impact on General Fund fine revenue cannot be estimated at this time.