127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1642 LR 2698(01)
An Act Regarding Stolen Valor
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Pres. Thibodeau of Waldo
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Definition of theft by deception now to include false impressions instead of false claims.
The collection of fines for certain offenses will no longer go to the General Fund but be dedicated to an Other Special Revenue Funds account.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any fines imposed on a person convicted of theft by deception for creating the impression they are a veteran or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a state military force will be credited to the Maine Military Family Relief Fund within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. No estimate of the amount of these fines has been made.